Andy Warhol Soup Can
Art History
Having the title of a designer, film director, painter, photographer, stylist and writer made Andrew Warhola into the prince of Pop Art. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6th, 1928, Andy Warhol was focused on all his talents at an early age. He studied commercial art at the School of Fine Arts at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, now known as Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating with a degree in fine arts, Warhol decided to start his new life in New York City. He was lucky enough to find a job in magazine illustration and advertising and quickly began his up-and-coming career.
Warhol became a significant figure in the visual art society, introducing his work that displayed connections between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement. He was famous for letting his opinions be known to communities around him making his title as a controversial artist. He once stated, “In our day everyone should have an image of his own: be free to create one for himself”, proving to the world that he did not care what others thought of him because everyone is different and should be proud of their personal self appearance. The talented man produced many films, painting and other creations eventually turning art into a mass phenomenon. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is home to the largest museum in the United States of America dedicated to one specific artist. The Andy Warhol Museum consists of the most widespread perpetual collection coming from the man himself. Warhol’s artistic ability was produced in many ways including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening and sculpture.
In the 1960’s Warhol became a successful commercial illustrator and began to make paintings of iconic American products. He was seeking not only to make art of mass-produced items but than to mass-produce the art he made. In April 1961, Warhol created work based on advertising imagery and comic strip characters, which were
Having the title of a designer, film director, painter, photographer, stylist and writer made Andrew Warhola into the prince of Pop Art. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6th, 1928, Andy Warhol was focused on all his talents at an early age. He studied commercial art at the School of Fine Arts at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, now known as Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating with a degree in fine arts, Warhol decided to start his new life in New York City. He was lucky enough to find a job in magazine illustration and advertising and quickly began his up-and-coming career.
Warhol became a significant figure in the visual art society, introducing his work that displayed connections between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement. He was famous for letting his opinions be known to communities around him making his title as a controversial artist. He once stated, “In our day everyone should have an image of his own: be free to create one for himself”, proving to the world that he did not care what others thought of him because everyone is different and should be proud of their personal self appearance. The talented man produced many films, painting and other creations eventually turning art into a mass phenomenon. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is home to the largest museum in the United States of America dedicated to one specific artist. The Andy Warhol Museum consists of the most widespread perpetual collection coming from the man himself. Warhol’s artistic ability was produced in many ways including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening and sculpture.
In the 1960’s Warhol became a successful commercial illustrator and began to make paintings of iconic American products. He was seeking not only to make art of mass-produced items but than to mass-produce the art he made. In April 1961, Warhol created work based on advertising imagery and comic strip characters, which were