Ashley Newlon | Art Education 1600 | Autumn 2015 | Smith | Art Paper Rod Gilbert, Andy Warhol, and The Athlete Series
Andy Warhol’s painting’s, the Athletes series, is famously known, but can be complicated to decipher. On Friday, November 20th, I was lucky enough to make a visit to the Columbus Museum of Art. With only five minutes to spare after repeatedly getting lost and begging the security guard to let me in I was able to experience my first time attending an art exhibit. With only a short period of time to let everything sink in I came across a few portraits that caught my eye. I was instantly drawn to the Athlete’s collection by Andy Warhol. A series of his art portraits hung on the wall with a variety of different athletes painted on each one. Each portrait in his series were oddly unique but slightly in common. They all appeared to have similar bold colors that blurred the background making it seem insignificant. Their faces became the main focus point as I analyzed the detail that was put forth in each one. Their facial features that they were known for most were accentuated drawing you into the painting itself. Though the art pieces seemed similar you could feel the different atmospheres they each possessed. The first one to catch my eye …show more content…
I felt the painting was trying to give a sense of the two’s significance in the world and how our society looks at these two subjects as being valuable. Based off of what I have learned about the artist, Andy Warhol, I know how materialistic he was. The art piece made me wonder though if perhaps he had compared his own materialism to society’s based upon how they view these two subjects. What made me think of this theory is based on how little detail Warhol had used in
Andy Warhol’s painting’s, the Athletes series, is famously known, but can be complicated to decipher. On Friday, November 20th, I was lucky enough to make a visit to the Columbus Museum of Art. With only five minutes to spare after repeatedly getting lost and begging the security guard to let me in I was able to experience my first time attending an art exhibit. With only a short period of time to let everything sink in I came across a few portraits that caught my eye. I was instantly drawn to the Athlete’s collection by Andy Warhol. A series of his art portraits hung on the wall with a variety of different athletes painted on each one. Each portrait in his series were oddly unique but slightly in common. They all appeared to have similar bold colors that blurred the background making it seem insignificant. Their faces became the main focus point as I analyzed the detail that was put forth in each one. Their facial features that they were known for most were accentuated drawing you into the painting itself. Though the art pieces seemed similar you could feel the different atmospheres they each possessed. The first one to catch my eye …show more content…
I felt the painting was trying to give a sense of the two’s significance in the world and how our society looks at these two subjects as being valuable. Based off of what I have learned about the artist, Andy Warhol, I know how materialistic he was. The art piece made me wonder though if perhaps he had compared his own materialism to society’s based upon how they view these two subjects. What made me think of this theory is based on how little detail Warhol had used in