Andy Goldsworthy‚ OBE (born 26 July 1956) is a British sculptor‚ photographer and environmentalist producing site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings. He lives and works in Scotland. The son of F. Allin Goldsworthy (1929–2001)‚ former professor of applied mathematics at the University of Leeds‚ Andy Goldsworthy was born in Cheshire[1] and grew up on the Harrogate side of Leeds‚ West Yorkshire‚ in a house edging the green belt. From the age of 13 he worked on farms
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It is rare for an artist to become a celebrity‚ but Andy Warhol experienced much more than his "fifteen minutes of fame"‚ and became an icon of his generation. Andrew Warhola was born August Sixth‚ 1928‚ in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of Julie and Andrej Warhola‚ both immigrants from Czechoslovakia. In Fifth grade Andrew started attending the free Saturday classes that the Carnegie Institute taught. It is noted that even then young Andrew excelled at his art. Due to the bullying
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In this day and age‚ the artist Andy Warhol is best known for his iconic pop art prints. Examples of his printed artwork include the Marilyn Diptych‚ a silkscreen painting containing fifty identical images of Marilyn Monroe’s face‚ and the famous Campbell’s Soup Can series‚ paintings of the titular can. Warhol’s printed artworks remain the most famous of his creations; however‚ he was much more than just an ordinary pop artist. Andy Warhol‚ working with many media types such as film‚ sculpture‚ and
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around everyone else. I just paid the rent.” gave rise to—a type for whom conflating culture and commerce is about “engaging with modern life on its own terms‚”Andy Warhol went back to the origin of art: drawing Stuff That Matters -- cavemen drawing animals that either fed them or killed them‚ later paintings and sculptures of gods and demons. Andy Warhol looked at the world and asked‚ what matters now? Which is how "icons" of Marilyn Monroe and consumer products such as Campbell’s Soup ended up being
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rare neurological disorder‚ the young Andy Warhol found solace and escape in the form of popular celebrity magazines and DC comic books‚ imagery he would return to years later. (http://www.warholfoundation.org/legacy/biography.html) After graduation Andy Warhola attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University)‚ graduating in June 1949 with a degree in Pictorial Design and dropping the “a“ from his last name. On February 22‚ 1987 Andy Warhol‚ a millionaire at the age of
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Andy Warhol was a legendary pop artist known for transforming every day objects into iconic images of the times. At the time‚ he used a factory-like production line for his silkscreen paintings. His factory became a magnet for the hippest‚ most innovative artists of the day to experiment and develop new designs. At First Factory‚ we used Warhol’s original factory as an inspiration for our business model and company culture. We are not just another development team. Instead‚ you can expect the latest
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"It’s enough life‚ it’s time for a little death‚" said art critic Henry Geldzahler to Andy Warhol in 1962 (Kamholz). From then on‚ Warhol commenced to bring the theme of death and to merge it with his already established themes of stardom and consumerism. In the same year‚ he completed his painting of Marilyn Diptych (1962) – shortly after Marilyn Monroe’s suicide. He painted Silver Liz (1963) when Elizabeth Taylor’s battle with pneumonia was ringing a tone of death at the height of her fame (Suâarez
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Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola) was one of the most well known and influential artists of the late 20th century. Warhol moved from his birthplace of Pittsburg‚ Pennsylvania to New York and worked as a commercial artist for many magazines including Vogue‚ Harper’s Bazaar‚ and the New Yorker. He also did window displays and advertisements for retail stores. His first profitable job was illustrating an article in Glamour magazine titled "Success is a Job in New York" (Andy Warhol: Biography). In
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The Man on the Moon: Andy Kaufman by Marcos Gonzalez You sit down in Carnegie Hall. The theatre is packed‚ not a single seat is open. Your excitement begins to build as you reach the edge of your seat waiting for the performer to show his face. The curtains open and out comes a skinny‚ sweaty‚ hairy man in a brown suit and light-blue‚ collared shirt. He looks disheveled‚ pulls up a stool and begins to read The Great Gatsby. About an hour in‚ the crowd begins to filter out‚ but he continues
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into your head when you hear‚ “Pop Art” is probably Andy Warhol. In 1928 Warhol was born to a working class family in Pittsburg. (Andy Warhol: American Draftsman‚ Filmmaker‚ Painter‚ and Printmaker) Warhol’s childhood was not perfect. He suffered from a nervous disorder that would keep him at home for extended periods of time. Also‚ his father passed away. Though this was a tragedy‚ his family decided to pool the money from the death to send Andy to college. He attended Carnegie Institute of Technology
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