My 5th graders recently created pop art in the style of Romero Britto. They were asked to choose a symbol representing pop culture today and illustrate it in his style. Romero Britto is from Brazil and currently resides in Miami, Florida. I introduced the kids to him through watching videos of him working in his studio along with various clips of his work he has created around the world. I though it would be neat to kick off the school year with a mural created by my 5th grade art students since the Olympic games were held in Brazil this past summer. I joined 2 pieces of bulletin board paper and sketched out a design that incorporated our school's motto, "we are crew" and our school mascot, the Rock Rest rocket. It took us approximately 3 class periods to complete with 40 minute blocks. The only thing I'd recommend is thicker painter's tape so the walls stay clean. (oops) Overall, I loved having bright colors in the hall leading to the cafeteria and hearing the "ooohhs and ahhhs" of the students passing by.
We used faber castel markers and they were terrific! Thanks DeepSpaceSparkle for the tip!
I had the students draw their main shape in the middle and then abstract it with a curved line running across their paper to make shapes. Then, they used repetition and pattern to complete their pieces. Wowzers!! Hope you are inspired to create as much as I was!
