Andy Warhol Brooklyn Bridge

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Brooklyn Bridge The aesthetic art piece keeps the eyes engaged throughout the beautiful three dimensional work. 1983, Brooklyn bridge by Andy Warhol is the gorgeous, fascinating colorful piece in the Andy Warhol museum located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Screenprinting is the style he decided to use for this artistic expression. Warhol had an unreasonably amount of patience and kept eye for details Even though this process could be a long and lengthy one. Many different types of paper materials were used for this design. A variety of Arches Aquarelle, Beckett High White,
Rives BFK, and Vellum. All 100% cotton.
Majority made in France and United states. A multicolor screenprint was created exposing the color block style, using an amount of bold
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Lower picture has three layers of colors. Further back is a red background, extended to the bridge and surroundings. Between is the color yellow, yellow quickly fades away, suddenly disappearing at the top.
A yellow shadow appears on the water followed by a black color. There is a dark blue color covering the sky, pointing out it is evening. A blue that extends out the background follow by a dark shadow on the water mixed with a yellow and red color. Andy wanted the picture to be different and joyful. Warhol created this piece with a three dimensional view of the bridge. The picture is cut in half showing the bridge in two different angles, the same amount of space is shown on both sides, including horizontal and vertical lines along the bridge, just different locations to grab the attention of the viewers, keeping the eyes engaged and making the mind think. Warhol created two landscapes composition in one piece of art, he created dimension by tricking the eye by seeing layers on top

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