Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist.
Warhol's art encompassed many forms of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death. He founded Interview Magazine and was the author of numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. His studio, The Factory, was a famous gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons.
Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films. He coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame". Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable. The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$100 million for a 1963 canvas titled Eight Elvises. The private transaction was reported in a 2009 article in The Economist, which described Warhol as the "bellwether of the art market".[1] Warhol's works include some of the most expensive paintings ever sold.
Marilyn Monroe
Andy Warhol what i love about his work it's exciting to look at it's delightful. I also painted a artwork of one of his paintings Marilyn Monroe. It wasn't that easy to paint but i'm still practising to learn more techniques to paint. It's interesting how his paintings are about food products and pop stars. My favourite artwork of his will be Marilyn Monroe because how it's captivating and how she's famous. I also love her quotes my favourite quote of her's will be “We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.” .. The reason why this is my favourite quote of her's because it sometimes help's me when i'm having panic attacks , anxiety problems it's a really hard thing to go through. Andy Warhol paintings are very pleasing i like how he works with different bright colours something different from all artist. Sometime's i sit and wonder how does he do his artwork does he paint it or screen print or hand draw? So I searched Andy Warhol's artwork his art encompassed many forms of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using amiga computers were introduced in 1984, two years after his death. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist.
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