Andy Warhol 1928 1987 Andy Warhol 1928 1987

Andy Warhol 1928 -1987

Andy Warhol (1928 -1987) The Prince of Pop n n n Andy was born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA Andy showed an early talent in drawing and painting. After high school he studied commercial art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh.

No other artist is as much identified with Pop Art as Andy Warhol. The media called him the Prince of Pop. Warhol made his way from a Pittsburgh working class family to an American legend. Born Andrew Warhola, August 6, 1928, in the industrial city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Andy Warhol is best known for his exploration of Pop Art, mass producing images of mass produced objects. As a young man he became one of New York's most sought of and successful commercial illustrators. In 1952, he had his first one man show. In the sixties, Warhol started painting daily objects of mass productions like Campbell soup cans and coke bottles.

Warhol experimented in media such as film, sculpture, paint, and silkscreen, but perhaps his greatest work was his invention of himself as an international celebrity and pop culture icon. In July of 1968. the pop artist was shot three times into the chest by a woman named Valerie Solanis. Warhol never recovered completely from his wounds and had to wear a bandage around his waist for the rest of his life. .

The Pop artist loved cats, and images of them can be found in quite a few of his work. He has obsessed by the ambition to become famous and wealthy and he knew that he could achieve the American Dream only by hard work. Andy Warhol died February 22, 1987 from complications after a gall bladder operation. More than 2000 people attended his Memorial Service. Two years later the Andy Warhol. Museum was opened in his home town of Pittsburgh.

Pop Art

Quote. n Andy Warhol In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.

Andy Warhol Gallery

Andy Warhol Gallery

Andy Warhol Gallery

Andy Warhol Gallery

Andy Warhol Gallery

The Pop Icons n n n In the sixties he started painting daily objects of mass production like Campbell Soup cans and Coke bottles. Soon he became a famous figure in the New York art scene. From 1962 he started making silkscreen prints of famous personalities like Marilyn Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor. "When you think about it, department stores are kind of like museums". – Andy Warhol

Shoe Series n n Before he began transforming cans of Campbell's soup into icons of Pop art, he created shoes. He had a career as a commercial artist (specializing in shoe advertisements).