Art and Text goes viral

I feel like my students use more text in their artmaking than ever before.  This lesson explores the power of words as well as making a large impact in a small space.  The students will design 5 magnets on recycled bottle caps using powerful words they find in magazines.  The magnets can then be placed on all kinds of magnetic surfaces in our world.

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I was inspired by this image from Shepard Fairey.  This was a viral sticker campaign that showed up mostly on skateboards on college campuses.  Shepard Fairey is very good at using text to make an image more powerful.

The two magnets below have been placed on my car.

Step 1:  Create background using words and images.  Remind students to think about creating a large impact in a small space.  Make sure to let all the glue completely dry!

Step 2:  Pour Model Magic Dimensional Magic in bottle caps right over dried backgrounds.

It will look like this for a day.  Put it in a safe place!  Try not to move it around too much!