Pennsylvania on August 6th‚ 1928‚ Andy Warhol was focused on all his talents at an early age. He studied commercial art at the School of Fine Arts at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh‚ now known as Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating with a degree in fine arts‚ Warhol decided to start his new life in New York City. He was lucky enough to find a job in magazine illustration and advertising and quickly began his up-and-coming career. Warhol became a significant figure in the
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With Campbell’s Soup Can (Tomato) Andy Warhol takes as his subject a ubiquitous staple food found in millions of American homes and turns it into high art. With the unique candor he displayed in the best of his early Pop art works he appropriates the curved lines and iconic graphic imagery of a tin of canned soup and re-examines them in the context of their pure visual qualities. Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans transformed him into an overnight sensation when they were first exhibited in Los
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“Campbell’s Soup Cans”‚ which is a piece made up of 32 canvases each illustrating a can of Cambell’s Soup‚ was produced by Andy Warhol in 1962. The painting is one of the most authentic representations of pop art because it is innovative and successfully incorporates the elements and principles of design. Warhol employed the following elements of design: line‚ shape‚ texture‚ form‚ and color. The element line and shape are represented because he used lines to create the can and the lid‚ which can be considered
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was born‚ and the artist‚ Andy Warhol‚ exposed his work at an art gallery exhibition in Los Angeles. One of his works is now one of the iconic arts‚ called “32 Campbell’s Soup Cans.” Out of all subjects‚ Andy Warhol chose Campbell’s soup cans to display his view. Was this an accidental art? Did Andy Warhol just paint them and throw them together‚ defining it as “art”? What is the meaning behind the decision? Inspired by his surroundings and his life experiences‚ Warhol created an art piece that challenged
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Britain and America. By having images from popular culture‚ pop art challenges the traditions of fine art. Often taking images from advertising‚ logos and brand labels are extensively seen in pop art. An example of this would be Campbell’s Soup Cans‚ by Andy Warhol. Pop art in America used detached‚ normal reality‚ parody‚ and irony to eliminate the personal symbolism of abstract expressionism. Meanwhile‚ England used irony‚ but more academically. English pop art was fueled by the symbolism of American
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When one is reflecting on the life and works of Andy Warhol‚ it is established that he changed the world we live in. Through the use of paintings‚ sculptures‚ drawings‚ and films‚ Warhol transformed the standard of modern art by making his artworks more vibrant and energetic. His nonconforming style had attracted much of society‚ which included many celebrities. Using many techniques‚ such as repetition and color placement‚ Warhol brought his views on materialism‚ politics‚ economics‚ and the media
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ANDY WARHOL Born on August 6‚ 1928‚ in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania‚ Andy Warhol was a successful magazine and ad illustrator who became a leading artist of the 1960s Pop art movements. Andy Warhol’s parents were Slovakian immigrants. His father‚ Ondrej Warhola‚ was a construction worker‚ while his mother‚ Julia Warhola‚ was an embroiderer. The family lived at 55 Beleen Street and later at 3252 Dawson Street in the Oakland neighbourhood of Pittsburgh. They were devout Byzantine Catholics and
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Abstract Andy Warhol was born and raised in a poor family in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. His mother was his influential person; he depended on his mother‚ Julia which is related to Erickson’s Trust vs. Mistrust. He trusted his mother with everything and she was her inspiration that is why when he grew up to be an artist‚ he had a lot of portraits of his mother in his art museum and gallery in New York. And had an odd personality and was very shy. He hid when his father died‚ did not have any friends
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Andy Warhol Andy Warhol was an American artist 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 advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. Andy Warhol was born on 6th August 1928 in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. He is known for his pop art and his work focuses of the crossover between celebrity‚ advertising and artistic expression. He worked with many forms of media‚ including: painting‚
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Andy Warhol Never before have I encountered more intriguing works of art than those done by Andy Warhol. I have been curious about his life ever since I saw his work in Milwaukee. I saw his famous work of the Campbell’s Soup Can. By viewing this‚ one can tell he is not your average artist. I’m sure his life is full of interesting events that shaped him into who he was. As an artist myself‚ I would like to get to know the background of his life. I may then be able to appreciate his styles
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