Andy Warhol Apple

Andy Warhol’s 1985 painting, Apple, certainly caught my eyes as I was browsing his exhibit in the Blanton Museum of Art. The painting was a simple Apple logo decorated with a rainbow-like array of colors in between parallel lines that ran across the logo. These lines existed even outside the logo, except in a different color, yet stayed in stripes similar to how the lines on a sheet of notebook paper are. However, the most alluring part was how the lines and the “Macintosh” in the painting looked as if it was drawn on with a crayon instead of a brush, as if a child had drawn it. The vibrant colors, symmetric lines, and the crayon-like imitation altogether create the beauty in Warhol’s painting of the Apple logo. The bright, rainbow colors of the painting provide a warm, yet soothing tone to the whole piece and evoke a feeling of comfort. Even the lines that run across the painting are embellished with other various colors in order to stimulate the whole painting and not just the Apple logo itself,
With the bright colors, and the crayon-like imitation, the piece is surrounding by an effervescent mood relating to the early ages of being a child. However, the organization and symmetry of the lines reinforce the solidity of the painting, resembling maturity. As a result, the painting as a whole has a theme of a well-developed childhood. In addition, the text “Apple Macintosh” on the painting is associated with the brand, Apple. The association of this along with the child-like theme could symbolize the use of Apple products at an early age. The meaning is obscure but relates to modern situations where children are easily exposed to technology. With this, the beauty comes from the viewers’ personal connection with either nostalgia of their own childhood or the thought of their own child when observing this