I Shot Andy Warhol

The image that I have chosen from Artstor, to demonstrate the understanding of the visual culture is a painting titled, “Hockey Game”. This image was created by Andy Warhol who was an American painter, printmaker and filmmaker from 1928 until 1987. There is no date on this piece. The actual size of this image is 8 by 10 inches and the material used is Gelaton silver print. Among the images found in Artstor, there is more than one image called the Hockey Game, created by the same author which

How did pop art challenge beleifs in consumerism Introduction: In order to discuss pop art I have chosen to examine the work and to some extent lives of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol who were two of the main forces behind the American movement. I intend to reflect the attitudes of the public and artists in America at this time, while examining the growing popularity of pop art from its rocky, abstract expressionist start in the 1950s through the height of consumer culture in the 60s and

Andy Warhol, born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928, was one of the most successful artists within the pop art movement. At the age of 8, Warhol was diagnosed with a rare, sometimes fatal, disease named Chorea. Also known as St. Vitus’s dance, a neurological disorder that is characterized by jerky involuntary movements affecting especially the shoulders, hips and face. Warhol, was left bedridden of several months, however during these months was when he found out about his talent for drawing. Later

Andy Warhol was one of the most popular artists of his time in the 1960s, producing over 2,247 works. He was born under the name Andrew Warhola on August 6th of 1928 into a small apartment in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born to Andrej and Julia Warhola, the youngest of three boys. However, in 1974 the family moved closer to their church and were dedicated Catholics, regularly attending mass and observing their Eastern European heritage. Whilst a child, Warhol suffered from many ailments. One

pieces with Warhol during the time period. The two artists would swap styles at times so that Basquiat would use silkscreen and Warhol would paint and draw by hand. Critics often shot down Basquiat and Warhol’s collaborations. The two artists seemed to not have cared because they truly enjoyed each other’s company and art. Basquiat stated that he took pleasure in collaborating with Warhol because at times it was hard for the viewer to point out which artist did what. In 1985 Basquiat and Warhol collaborated

Among the most avant garde of Manhattan properties is the storied Hotel Chelsea, aka the Chelsea Hotel or simply the Chelsea. The 12 storied red brick ironwork 250 unit hotel located on 222 West 23 Street in Chelsea Manhattan has witnessed the endless social and cultural strata of New York's steamiest history pass through its portals and hosted some pretty notable residents including groundbreakers and rule-makers to the great, the good, the famous, and the infamous. Built between 1883 and 1885

both Mars Blackmon, Michael Jordan and the Nike Jordan shoes together into one spot. Most of the audience already known who is the Michael Jordan, but less people known Mars Blackmon who is the number one big fan of Michael Jordan. So, Jim wanted to shot the commercial like Mars instead of Spike. Basically Jim made Mars pretended to produce, wrote, and recorded it by himself. This commercial was well executed and demonstrated, thus it gave the positive, playful and powerful identity to the NBA especially

the Impressionist painters was the comprehension of the effects of light on the local colour of objects, and the impacts of the contrast of hues with each other. Monet 's long profession as a painter was spent in the quest for this aim. In 1856, his shot meeting with Eugene Boudin, a painter of little beaches, opened his eyes to the idea of plein-air painting. From that time, with a short intrusion for military administration, he committed himself to hunting down better than ever strategies for painterly

photo can speak louder than words. This why photos are constantly used in magazine articles, bulletin boards and posters. I picture is more likely to catch a person 's attention rather than a piece of writing. A person is also more likely to remember a photo they have seen rather than a piece in writing. These photos are also commonly used when it comes to rhetoric and a person can I rhetorically analyze why the specific photo was used and how it was used. In this sense a person can identify why the

photographers alive today. Since the start of his professional career, LaChapelle's work has attracted the attention of many other artists, celebrities, journalists, and regular people. I first noticed his work on advertisements in magazines several years ago. I immediately felt drawn to his images- they are photographs I could stare at for hours, playing out in my head the story each photograph is telling and what it says about the character