Masterpiece Moments Like Desserts?
Hungry ?
How about now?
The Artist Wayne Thiebaud – pronounced Te – Bo American Born in Arizona Grew up in Southern California during Great Depression Career before art Worked in restaurants & cafes Cartoonist in the Army and for Walt Disney Taught art for many years Began art as a career at age 40
The Art Repetition Heavy pigment, thick paint (like icing) Basic shapes Exaggerated colors – warm and cool colors Horizontal line Well-defined shadows Halation – an outline of pure, intense color Favorite subjects cakes, pastries, boots, toilets, toys and lipsticks
Interview of Wayne Thiebaud from CBS Early Morning Snack and Video Time
French Pastries (1963) What do you notice about the…. -shapes? -variety? -outline? -shadows?
Pie Counter (1963), What do you notice about the…. -shapes? -variety? -outline? -shadows? -colors?
Three Machines (1963) What do you notice about the…. -shapes? -variety? -outline? -shadows? -colors? -lines?
What do you notice about the…. -texture? -repetition? -shadows?
What do you notice about the…. -texture? -lines? -colors? -shadows? Bakery Case (1992)
Show us your best Thiebaud….
Remember - The Art Repetition Heavy pigment, thick paint (like icing) Basic shapes Exaggerated colors – warm and cool colors Horizontal line Well-defined shadows Halation – an outline of pure, intense color
At the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Thiebaud spoke at Harvard University School of Design in 1990 where he responded to one of the student's questions, "What do you think defines an artist?“ and Mr. Thiebaud responded "An artist creates his own world.”