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    Andy Warhol, one of the leading figures in the pop art movement, came into this world August 6 in the year of 1928. At the age 8, he received his first art lesson from his own mother, who herself was a skillful artist, while he was bedridden with Chorea. His father passed in the year of 1942 from a jaundiced liver, causing great distress to the young Andy Warhol. His father, having noticed his son’s artistic abilities, stated in his will that his life savings go towards Warhol’s college education

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    entirely new art style, pop art; he even went on to take the title of the “Pope of Pop”. There were many reasons why people were drawn to him and the controversy that surrounded him. Andy Warhol was born on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As an artist he would go on to become a prominent figure in pop culture. He created strange movies of people sleeping or eating and while his pop art was slightly less weird they still strayed along the lines of different. The pop art movement occurred

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    has other homes in a few other areas. Johns belongs to the Pop Art movement. He gained recognition in the 1950s for his paintings of ordinary objects, such as flags. Therefore, because of the interest Pop Art received and as it was a change from the Abstract Expression movement it helped bring forth the Pop Art era. He also worked within modernist practises such as Abstract Expressionism, Neo-Dada movement and Minimalism. The Pop Art movement was named as a way to define the new form of popular

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    The Pop art movement began in Britain in the mid 1950s and in America in the late 1950s. It was after the Abstract Expressionist movement and what these are artist were now doing was reintroducing the identifiable image. What these artist did do to differentiate themselves was to shift the subject matter of their work. While the subject matter for a work to be considered "high art" was typically a theme of mythology or classic history, Pop artists instead focused on everyday objects changing the

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    Abstract Andy Warhol was an American contemporary artist and pop art icon who took the world by storm with his mesmerizing and lively creations. He challenged tradition and redefined commonly held standards with his innovative techniques and artistic expression. While Warhol is often associated with his impact on the pop art movement, he was also a highly accomplished filmmaker and commercial illustrator; among other things. However, his journey to a becoming a well-known contemporary artist was

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    most frequently recognized by some of his popular silkscreen art pieces such as “Marilyn Diptych.” People recognize the iconic art pieces he left behind without truly understanding the impact of his artwork. He was able to connect artwork with the public figures of his time. Andy Warhol’s artwork had a significant impact on 1960’s American culture. Andy Warhol’s work turned the art world on its heels when he entered the scene. His pop art was exhibited in the prestige Sidney Janis Gallery in New

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    The moment Pop Art entered the world in the 1950s, people were captivated by the art movement. One reason is that Pop Art celebrates commonplace objects and people of everyday life, often through incorporating techniques associated with mass media and subjects drawn from popular culture. The thing about Pop Art is that it is no different from other Art Movement in a way. Like any other art movement, there are always artists that decide if they should not be affiliated with a certain group or any

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    Andy Warhol was definitely well known for his works of art during the pop art movement. Pop Art consisted of bold, glamorous and flashy pieces that were massed produced to appeal to all audiences. I want to talk about two of Warhol’s famous pop art pieces, one is the Campbell's soup cans and the other is going to be his silk screening art of Marilyn Monroe. I want to compare these art works in relation to the pop art area in the 1960s. I also want to talk about how Warhol created these masterpieces

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    Andy Warhol is a very famous American “Pop Art” artist. His artwork is known by expressing celebrity culture and advertisement of the 1960’s. People even made a museum about Andy Warhol, in his native city , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It’s even the most largest museum in the United States of America dedicated to a single “Pop Art” artist. A very creative artist that not only paints but also hand draws, printmaking, photography, sculpture

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    This is how art started. Art began 40,000 years ago when cavemen and women were around. They drew realistic pictures of men, women and animals. They named these paintings too one was named pig-deer no one knows why though. Although sometimes in pictures they traced their hands on walls and rock to create details, and sometimes they scratched the pictures too. For their art they used paint and in this paint was a chemical named uranium. This chemical is important because it helps determine how old

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