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ANDY WARHOL
Andy Warhol was born(Andrew Warhola) August 6, 1928 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,in the USA and died February 22, 1987. During his life he branched out over almost all spectrums of art including AmericanPainter, Film Maker, publisher. He was also one of the most influental players in the pop art movement.
Andy Warhol went to Carnegie Instititute of Technology (aka Carnegie Mellon University) in Pitsburgh. where Mr. Warhol didn’t do well in his classes and was often misunderstood by his peers and tutors. When he graduated in 1949 he moved to New York City where he began a successful career in magazine illustration and advertising. He was mainly known for his whimsical ink drawings of shoes done in a loose, blotted style.
In the 1960’s Warhol began painting famous American products like Campbell’s soup cans and Coca-Cola, He switched to silkscreening prints attempting to not only make art of mass items, but also to mass produce his art. Warhol was once quoted as saying he wanted to be “like a robot” . Warhol eventualy hired art workers and opened The Factory, his won studio, located in Union Square in New York City. Warhol’s work there included prints, films and commercials and portraits
The majority of Andy Warhol’s work revolve around the concept of americana culture. Some of his subjects have included money, dollar signs, women’s shoes, newspaper clippings, and celebrities. To Warhol these things represented American culture and values.One pertinent example of this would be his his painting of Coca Cola (1962).
saying he wanted to be “like a robot” . Warhol eventualy hired art workers and opened The Factory, his won studio, located in Union Square in New York City. Warhol’s work there included prints, films and commercials and portraits
The majority of Andy Warhol’s work revolve around the concept of americana culture. Some of his subjects have included money, dollar signs, women’s shoes, newspaper clippings, and celebrities. To Warhol these things represented American culture and values.One pertinent example of this would be his his painting of Coca Cola (1962). ol’s lesser known series of works was his death and disaster series. In this series Warhol used much darker imagery, such as electric chairs and car accidents. This series also included a piece in which Warhol used eight different images of Jacqueline Kennedy taken just before and after the assassination of her husband. Whereas Wharhol’s Flowers use the same motifs, it differed in arrangement, color and cropping. Later he would reuse this method in his paining of Marylin Monroe. Wether or not Warhol had intentions of making a statement between Jacqueline Kennedy and Marylin is unknown. Andy Warhols friend (Henry Gledzahler) convinced him to drop the death and disaster series and do work on flowers in a magazine as an alternative subject. As a result Warhols series turned into glyphs of the joy in the form of poppy flowers. These were highly sought after and according to Edward Sanders, predicted the american flower power movement three years ahead of time. After being shot in 1968, by Valrie Solanis, an incident that almost was fatal, his work was changed forever. Now his backgrounds became more outlandish and obscure.
Andy Warhol was one of the most influential and revered pop artists. Since his death he has had two movies made about his life, In addition he has influenced artists in different genres entirely. He was the man behind such shows
as Batman and bands like The Velvet Underground. Andy Warhol’s work as a pop artist and as a visionary is remembered even today. His ideals and works still stay fresh today.
Andy Warhol was born(Andrew Warhola) August 6, 1928 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,in the USA and died February 22, 1987. During his life he branched out over almost all spectrums of art including AmericanPainter, Film Maker, publisher. He was also one of the most influental players in the pop art movement.
Andy Warhol went to Carnegie Instititute of Technology (aka Carnegie Mellon University) in Pitsburgh. where Mr. Warhol didn’t do well in his classes and was often misunderstood by his peers and tutors. When he graduated in 1949 he moved to New York City where he began a successful career in magazine illustration and advertising. He was mainly known for his whimsical ink drawings of shoes done in a loose, blotted style.
In the 1960’s Warhol began painting famous American products like Campbell’s soup cans and Coca-Cola, He switched to silkscreening prints attempting to not only make art of mass items, but also to mass produce his art. Warhol was once quoted as saying he wanted to be “like a robot” . Warhol eventualy hired art workers and opened The Factory, his won studio, located in Union Square in New York City. Warhol’s work there included prints, films and commercials and portraits
The majority of Andy Warhol’s work revolve around the concept of americana culture. Some of his subjects have included money, dollar signs, women’s shoes, newspaper clippings, and celebrities. To Warhol these things represented American culture and values.One pertinent example of this would be his his painting of Coca Cola (1962).
saying he wanted to be “like a robot” . Warhol eventualy hired art workers and opened The Factory, his won studio, located in Union Square in New York City. Warhol’s work there included prints, films and commercials and portraits
The majority of Andy Warhol’s work revolve around the concept of americana culture. Some of his subjects have included money, dollar signs, women’s shoes, newspaper clippings, and celebrities. To Warhol these things represented American culture and values.One pertinent example of this would be his his painting of Coca Cola (1962). ol’s lesser known series of works was his death and disaster series. In this series Warhol used much darker imagery, such as electric chairs and car accidents. This series also included a piece in which Warhol used eight different images of Jacqueline Kennedy taken just before and after the assassination of her husband. Whereas Wharhol’s Flowers use the same motifs, it differed in arrangement, color and cropping. Later he would reuse this method in his paining of Marylin Monroe. Wether or not Warhol had intentions of making a statement between Jacqueline Kennedy and Marylin is unknown. Andy Warhols friend (Henry Gledzahler) convinced him to drop the death and disaster series and do work on flowers in a magazine as an alternative subject. As a result Warhols series turned into glyphs of the joy in the form of poppy flowers. These were highly sought after and according to Edward Sanders, predicted the american flower power movement three years ahead of time. After being shot in 1968, by Valrie Solanis, an incident that almost was fatal, his work was changed forever. Now his backgrounds became more outlandish and obscure.
Andy Warhol was one of the most influential and revered pop artists. Since his death he has had two movies made about his life, In addition he has influenced artists in different genres entirely. He was the man behind such shows
as Batman and bands like The Velvet Underground. Andy Warhol’s work as a pop artist and as a visionary is remembered even today. His ideals and works still stay fresh today.