4th Grade
Wayne Thiebaud and Foreshortening
American painter widely known for his colorful works depicting commonplace objects—pies, lipsticks, paint cans, ice cream cones, pastries, and hot dogs—as well as for his landscapes and figure paintings. Thiebaud is associated with the pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture, although his early works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists. Thiebaud uses heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects, and the well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost always included in his work.
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Thiebaud was born in Arizona, but lived most of his life in California. He was a cartoonist, teacher and painter. He worked for Disney, the army and eventually became very famous for his paintings.
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As you can see, Thiebaud was a pioneer in the world of Pop Art. He was a master at making art about the things that are around him. He did an amazing job using both Foreshortening and One point perspective in his work.
When you draw something that is round in 3D (perspective), you use something called Foreshortening.....
While looking at the circle, tilt the plate away from you until the circle looks more like an oval: This is foreshortening at work. When you foreshorten an object, you make one part appear closer to you than the other.
Foreshortening occurs when an object appears compressed when seen from a particular viewpoint, and the effect of perspective causes distortion. Foreshortening is a particularly effective artistic device, used to give the impression of three-dimensional volume and create drama in a picture.
Foreshortening occurs when an object appears compressed when seen from a particular viewpoint, and the effect of perspective causes distortion. Foreshortening is a particularly effective artistic device, used to give the impression of three-dimensional volume and create drama in a picture.