Warhol And The Pop Art Movement

The sixties were a time of social and political change in America, and the art world was not left untouched. Early in the decade a new movement focused on popular culture and national icons began to develop. It was aptly named Pop art. "Many critics were alarmed by Pop, uncertain whether it was embracing or parodying popular culture and fearful that it threatened the survival of both modernist art and high culture..." (Stokstad 1101) Pop artists were not the first to make cultural statements with their work, however controversial art always draws criticism and attention. One of the most well known artists of the Pop movement was Andy Warhol, a young commerial illustrator from manhattan. Warhol's use of popular icons and brands as the focus

According to ‘The New Yorker’ magazine, by the ‘1960’s, Warhol had become one of the most successful commercial artists in New York’, and was one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century’.

After that he got a job with the “ Glamour” magazine, then he went on to become one of the most successful commercial artist. He won multiple awards for his unique style, using blotted line techniques and rubber stamps to create his techniques. In the 1950’s Warhol dedicated more time to painting, then in 1961 he debuted the style of “ pop art “ these paintings focused on mass-produced commercial goods. In 1962 he presented the now-iconic paintings of Campbell’s soup cans. The small canvas of consumer products created a major stir in the art world, bringing Warhol and pop art into the national spotlight for the first time.

Andy Warhol was an icon. he is famous for his art. he was born 8-6-1928 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. he died 2-22-1978 in new york city, new york. he was a gay man. he became extremely famous because of his pop art. his studio ,The Factory, was a place where drag queens, playwrights, celebrities, distinguished intellectuals and wealthy patrons. he created pop art. he used music hand drawing. he is called the founding father of the pop art movement. he became the one of the most successful illustrators of his time. andy warhol was known for the art that he has done especially the marilyn monroe art that was pretty impressive andy warhol will always be remembered for the art that he has created and did every one liked the art that he has

Warhol is an American artist who is associated with Abstract Expressionism. He had a troubled youth, but he used art to find peace with himself. Warhol usually took items that people were familiar with and created a collage with them like his Campbell's Soup Cans painting. Campbell’s Soup Cans was painted in 1962, and it is a painted collage of all thirty-two soup flavors. It is a distinct and innovative style, but I don’t really enjoy it.

All paintings are inspirational, but I chose to write about 3 specific paintings by 3 very different artists. The first of three artists is Andy Warhol and his “The Gun” painting, the second is Roy Lichtenstein and his “Girl with Ball” painting and the third is Robert Rauschenberg with his “Migration” painting. In the following report, you will read about the different styles of these artists, communicative theories, inner state theories, form and content, and how they compare and contrast among other subjects.

“My fascination with letting images repeat and repeat - or in film's case 'run on' - manifests my belief that we spend much of our lives seeing without observing.” A quote by Andy Warhol portrays his art as well as his character whole-heartedly. Warhol started drawing and film making at a young age. He later became interested in painting, books, sculpting and many other artistic mediums. Warhol was a key figure in Pop Art, his prints of Marilyn Monroe and his Brillo Box sculptures are very famous examples of this.

Due to being different among the crowd of artists, Andy Warhol stood out the most because of his unique style in art and individuality as a person. He caught the attention of many people which made him the person that he is known in the art world today.

Pop art is an art movement that began in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. Andy Warhol became one of the first pop artists during this time period. He worked very hard to go from being a poor immigrant to a rich pop artist. He is mainly known for his use of silk screening consumer goods and celebrities. Andy Warhol grew up with a difficult childhood, but despite the rough time he became one of the best pop art artists of all time.

I enjoy for my art work to be a representation of who I am as an individual. My art is mainly focused on things that are interesting to me or what I perceive to be beautiful. My subjects for my art pieces are usually people, and I like to focus on their proportions. Art to me is a form of placing my thoughts and feelings onto a piece of paper for everyone to relate as they gaze through my drawings. The materials I use for my pieces consist of mixed media and that is because I really enjoy the way these supplies can enhance the meaning of my artwork.

There’s no doubt we’re living through another art movement, like the pop art movement in the 20th century. Use of digital devices makes graphic design open to explore by the rest of the world, but nevertheless the outstanding designers will always stand out and shine. Such is the Sydney based design entrepreneur Vince Frost.

All the works that I am looking at were made by printmaking. More general concept is Pop art. Since the main dates of Pop arts were between 1950s and 1960s, Andy Warhol also used Pop Art actively for his works.

There are few people in this world who can be called an american painter, printmaker, sculptor, draughtsman, illustrator, film maker, writer and collector (Livingstone). In fact, there is only one man who can be called all of those, and that man is Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol was born in 1928 (Rodgers). Andy had many pieces of art by the time of his death in February of 1987. 32 Campbell’s Soup Cans was one of Andy’s most famous works of art. In these pieces, he painted thirty-two soup cans which seemed to look the same but if the viewer looks at each painting closely, tiny differences in the paintings come to light. “The tiny variations give the viewer hope that, despite the monotony of mass-produced society, glimpses of originality can still break through” (Fallon 34). People who came to see Andy Warhol’s 32 Campbell’s Soup Cans were shocked a gallery would show such dull, emotionless art. A few years later, Warhol became known as the “Prince of Pop,” and owes his fame to the 32 Campbell’s Soup Cans painting set which, although dull and emotionless was the beginning of Andy’s legacy (Edward 7-8). Andy Warhol rejected the idea of emotion in his artwork and his passion for art was never reflected in his many pieces of art.

Andrew Warhola better known to the public, as Andy Warhol was an American Pop artist born in 1928 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. As a child he took classes at the Carnegie Museum of Art, and he won several awards for drawings he produced in high school. He is known as a leading figure in the visual arts movement known as Pop Art. Warhol graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1949 getting a Bachelor in Fine Arts in pictorial design, he then moved to New York City . Warhol is famously known for his thirty-two Campbell’s Soup Cans and His silkscreen printings of Marilyn Monroe along with works in other mediums, that he worked in, such as hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film and music. A significant part of Warhol’s career was his books, which he started illustrating early in his career, starting with his days as a student. He created over eighty publications with over a dozen that were never realized. He also paid to self publish several of his own books. His approaches to painting, photography, drawing, printmaking and film all came into play in his books. While visiting the Warhol: By The Book exhibit at The Morgan Library and Museum it becomes clear that Warhol focused on perfecting a technique of his called the blotted line technique.

Andy Warhol broke the barriers and rules of art at the time and came through with his own style which he helped grow and today is known as Pop Art. In his painting Ice Box he used the artistic values of line with contour and calligraphic, he used a simple monochromatic pallet and uses texture and overlap to add a background and change the way art use to be made from the beginning he created art out of the products around him and his art in one way or another fed into the consumerist market. Ice Box is one of his earlier pieces but the viewer can easily see how this piece contains product consumerism imagery and is leading into his style of mixing mediums. After the war, people tried to return to daily life and a picture of a refrigerator stuffed full of food was an image of prosperity. All of the food in the refrigerator is meant to look appetizing and in some way resemble everyone’s fridge at home. Ice Box was a piece Warhol produced before he became well known for his imagery of commercial products thus letting the viewer know Warhol did not simply paint consumer products to be sold as consumer products he painted these subjects because he found some inspiration in them. This was a piece meant to apply to everyone.