exploring two artefacts and discussing the relationships between them‚ considering the meanings behind them‚ the time and context. The first artefact I have chosen to explore is ‘Turquoise Marilyn’‚ which is Acrylic and Silkscreen on Linen created by Andy Warhol‚ 1964. The second artefact is ‘For the Love of God’‚ which is platinum cast of a human skull‚ studded with over 8500 diamonds‚ created by Damien Hirst‚ 2007. While I think these two artifacts offer multiple topics of interesting similarities I want
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Andy Warhol was born in 1928‚ Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. Warhol’s started painting at the age of eight but became known to the world in the late 1950s. He graduated high school when he was sixteen years old and enrolled in the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Andy Warhol became a commercial illustrator‚ in 1949‚ the same year he moved to New York. He worked for well-known magazines like The New Yorker‚ Vogue‚ etc. He won awards like the American Institute of Graphics Art with his out of the ordinary
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Andy Warhol is quite possibly the most famous pop artist known to man. He is best known for his work “100 Cans” which shows numerous Campbell’s Soup cans‚ which leads to the question‚ how can something so simple be so captivating? This is a perfect example of what pop art was and still is today. Warhol took something so simple that people see every day and turned it into the most famous art piece of the era. This style is what Andy Warhol was known for‚ turning simple everyday items into powerful
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Andy Warhol was a very talented but nobody noticed him until he released pop art but he was the last artist to become famous for pop art. Warhol was a successful magazine and ad illustrator who came to become the world’s icon of the twenty first century. From there he became painter and filmmaker. I think people are drawn to andy because he is a very odd individual‚ even as a small child.He made the simplest things pop ‚ i think that’s why it’s called pop art.The way he thought that everyone will
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was born‚ and the artist‚ Andy Warhol‚ exposed his work at an art gallery exhibition in Los Angeles. One of his works is now one of the iconic arts‚ called “32 Campbell’s Soup Cans.” Out of all subjects‚ Andy Warhol chose Campbell’s soup cans to display his view. Was this an accidental art? Did Andy Warhol just paint them and throw them together‚ defining it as “art”? What is the meaning behind the decision? Inspired by his surroundings and his life experiences‚ Warhol created an art piece that challenged
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and America. By having images from popular culture‚ pop art challenges the traditions of fine art. Often taking images from advertising‚ logos and brand labels are extensively seen in pop art. An example of this would be Campbell’s Soup Cans‚ by Andy Warhol. Pop art in America used detached‚ normal reality‚ parody‚ and irony to eliminate the personal symbolism of abstract expressionism. Meanwhile‚ England used irony‚ but more academically. English pop art was fueled by the symbolism of American pop
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Artist Andy Warhol was a pioneer of the pop art movement in the 1960’s. He helped to liberate society and crush boundaries in American culture. Warhol’s work paved the way for people to embrace and explore themselves as individuals and break the social norms. Prior to the 1960’s people in America were very conservative on their views on society and what was socially acceptable. People were divided into categories based on class‚ gender and race. Warhol broke the mold of modern conformity and challenged
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” – Andy Warhol Andy Warhol’s 15 minutes of fame has lasted for 25 years. He created different art forms fromhand drawing‚ painting‚ printmaking‚ photography‚ silk screening‚ sculpture‚ film‚ and music. According to http://www.art.com/gallery/id--a76/andy-warhol-posters.htm ‘he produced more than art-he was essentially his own brand’. He was an artist from America who was well known for being an important part of the starting of a visual art movement by the name of pop art. Warhol was
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includes comic books. The early artist in the United States was Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. The most praised pop art artists was Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Andy Warhol was born August 6‚ 1928 in Pittsburgh‚ New York. Andy was the youngest child‚ being the third born out of his two brothers. His mom was an artist herself before Andy was and when Andy turned nine‚ she gave him his first camera. As a young child‚ he has a nervous disorder and he stayed away from school a lot. While he
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POP ART AND ANDY WARHOL PRESENTATION Benjamin Dyer Arts/125 June 29‚2015 Marianne Murawski What is Pop Art ? Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Pop Art as An art form in which common objects such as road signs‚ hamburgers‚ comic strips‚ or soup cans are used as subject matter and are often physically incorporated in the work A. Warhol Biography Overview Born: Aug. 6‚ 1928 Died: Feb. 22‚ 1987 Was a successful magazine and ad illustrator who became a leading artist of the 1960’s Pop
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