Andy Warhol was born August 6‚ 1928 in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. In third grade‚ Andy had Sydenham’s chorea. He was often bedridden as a child he became an outcast at school and ended up bonding with his mother. At times when he was confined to his bed he drew‚ listened to the radio and collected pictures of movie stars.When Warhol was at age 13‚ his father died in a car accident. When Warhol graduated from Schenley High School in 1945 he had planned to study art education at the University of Pittsburgh
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1940’s and 50’s it took off like wild fire. Although many proved to be Abstract Expressionists one triumphed them all‚ that one being‚ Jackson Pollock. Jackson Pollock is an important figure in the art world. He is known for starting a movement of abstract expressionism by using his body and motion to create huge pieces of art on large canvases. However‚ his leap from abstract art to figurative took us all by the reins into a new direction of who Jackson Pollock was and is. Jackson Pollock figurative
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A2 Art Essay: Why was the work of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein immediately popular in the 1960’s? Roy Lichtenstein rapidly became popular in the 1960’s with his very original pop art pieces which he based many on comic strips‚ advertisements or newspapers. These tended to be the main inspiration for his work; this is because the subjects would tend to be exceedingly emotional and melodramatic. He became an idol to the American culture by adding in comic book characters which were very
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In the 1960s an art movement known as Pop Art had begun. Pop art was meant to be simple to aid the audience in creating their own interpretations of the pieces. Two of the leading artists were Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Warhol was a fan of women‚ unlike Warhol‚ Lichtenstein was inspired by culture; their paintings are both pieces of Pop Art but they are different because Warhol’s paintings are mostly of women and Lichtenstein’s are of famous cartoon characters. The artists used different techniques
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abstract artists such as Jackson Pollock. Critics of Pollock claim that his drip painting style is lazy and uncreative: not art. As a fellow artist I find these claims outrageous and uneducated. I personally believe that Jackson Pollock was an amazing artist and deserved every ounce of fame he got. Art is subjective‚ there is no right or wrong way to make art. Being and artist is about expressing oneself through any medium; whether it be music‚ painting‚ drawing‚ singing‚ etc. Pollock expressed himself
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He is regarded as one of the Kings of pop‚ no not Michael Jackson‚ but Andy Warhol. Warhol was an american pop artist who played an important role in the Pop Art movement‚ and left an impact on the art world. During his time‚ there was a rise in advertising‚ designing‚ and branding. Warhol took notice‚ and decided to make art that reflected the culture of mass consumption. He was producing pieces that allowed people to question what is art‚ and also begin reflecting. In the video‚ Sal Khan‚ and Steven
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50’s and early 60’s. Dubbed‚ the founding father of the movement‚ Andy Warhol brought forward society’s obsession with mass culture and allowed it to become the subject of art itself. Using many techniques such as isolation‚ repetition and colour placement‚ Warhol brought to the world of art his views on materialism‚ politics‚ economics and the media. Andy was quick to warn his admirers and critics‚ do not look any deeper than the surface of my art and my life’ (Bockris 21). Andy Warhol produced
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Wanted Dead Part One Andy Warhol‚ was the creative mind that created pop art. Andy Warhol is a Polish American artist that lived during the twentieth century. Mr. Warhol’s paintings focused on the mass production of commercial goods‚ as well as under minded the supposed value of art based on the uniqueness of the work. The thing that I enjoy the most about his works is the way that he incorporates silkscreen in order to produce multiples of a single image yet still manages to make each one different
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The dominant figure that steered the course of the Abstract Expressionist movement was the infamous painter Jackson Pollock. He was born Paul Jackson Pollock in Cody‚ Wyoming on January 28‚ 1912. He was the fifth and youngest son and grew up in Arizona and California after his family left him when he was a little over one year old. Pollock’s artistic journey began at the Manual Arts School in Los Angeles‚ California where he joined two of his brothers. From there‚ he went on to New York to attend
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Andy Warhol: A Pop Culture Icon Henry Matisse once said‚ "The freedom of the artist is in reality the impossibility of following the path beaten by all others." In other words‚ the degree in which an artist interprets the world that is laid out before him is what makes him unique. Andy Warhol was a master at creating a distinctive account of what came before him and what presently surrounded him. It was this rare talent that made Andy Warhol into a pop culture icon with a profound influence on
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