Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol was born August 6,1928. He was an American artist, director and producer
who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as Pop Art. His works explore
the relationship between artistic expression,celebrity culture,and advertising that
flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media,including painting,photography, film
and sculpture.Some of his best known works include silkscreen paintings Campbell's soup
Cans(1962).
What is Pop Art?
Pop art is an art moment that emerged in the 1950s and flourished in the 1960s in America
and Britian,drawing inspiration from sources in popular and commercial culture.Different cultures and countries contributed to the movement during the 1960s and 1970s
Paintings
By the beginning of the 1960s,pop art was an experimemtal form that several artists were independently adopting;some of these pioneers,such as Roy Lichtenstein,would later
become synonymous with the movement.Warhol,who would become famous as the "Pope
of pop" turned to this new style,where popular subjects could be part of the artists
palette.His early paintings show images taken from cartoons and advertisements,hand
painted with paint drips.
My Opinion on Andy
Warhol is amazing because he inspires young people to be like
him.
I enjoyed creating a piece of art looking at his style because it helped me to see
who I really want to be when I'm older.
I made my picture using a greasy pen/pencil called oil pastel.
By leon and Isabel