Andy Warhol was born on August 6th, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Andy was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as “pop art”. Warhol’s "Campbell's Soup Cans" and "Gold Marilyn Monroe" made him famous worldwide, and his studio,known as "The Factory," became a magnet for artists of the 60s counterculture. Andy Warhol was the most successful and highly paid artist and photographer in New York. Although he’s best known for his iconic paintings of soup cans and celebrities, Pop artist Andy Warhol was also an avid photographer and filmmaker. The nature of photography lent itself perfectly to Warhol's Pop method. His work involved an ongoing preoccupation Because photography could be reproduced easily if
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The resulting imagery in both Warhol's commercial art and later in his fine art is often replete with imperfection. Smudges and smears can often be found. In his book “POPism”. People became fascinated with Warhol and his striking ability to blur the lines between fine art and detail. However, the attention he gained wasn’t always positive. A feminist named Valerie Solanas shot Andy Warhol and Mario Amaya. Amaya suffered only minor injuries, but Warhol was seriously injured and nearly died. Solana went to jail for three years under the discipline of the New York Department of Corrections. Warhol has been quoted, saying, “Before I was shot, I always thought that I was more half there than all there, I always suspected that I was watching TV instead of living life. People sometimes say that the way things happen in movies is unreal, but actually it’s the way things happen in life that’s unreal”.Andy Warhol created a legacy that will live on forever, and his works include some of the most expensive paintings and photography ever sold. His portrait, ‘Eight Elvises,’ eventually resold for $100 million in 2008, making it one of the most valuable paintings in world history. Warhol's use of photography has long been acknowledged, its significance recognized. However it is not received much attention as works of art in of themselves. They have almost always been viewed as a means to an end. In 1987 the Robert Miller Gallery mounted an exhibition of Warhol's stitched photographic constructions. In addition, the work had an object quality which eluded the traditional photographic print and was more in keeping with Warhol's silkscreens. In 1989 the gallery showed Warhol's photobooth pictures from the '60's. Warhol was increasingly active in the visual art movement and will forever be known for his quirky,
The resulting imagery in both Warhol's commercial art and later in his fine art is often replete with imperfection. Smudges and smears can often be found. In his book “POPism”. People became fascinated with Warhol and his striking ability to blur the lines between fine art and detail. However, the attention he gained wasn’t always positive. A feminist named Valerie Solanas shot Andy Warhol and Mario Amaya. Amaya suffered only minor injuries, but Warhol was seriously injured and nearly died. Solana went to jail for three years under the discipline of the New York Department of Corrections. Warhol has been quoted, saying, “Before I was shot, I always thought that I was more half there than all there, I always suspected that I was watching TV instead of living life. People sometimes say that the way things happen in movies is unreal, but actually it’s the way things happen in life that’s unreal”.Andy Warhol created a legacy that will live on forever, and his works include some of the most expensive paintings and photography ever sold. His portrait, ‘Eight Elvises,’ eventually resold for $100 million in 2008, making it one of the most valuable paintings in world history. Warhol's use of photography has long been acknowledged, its significance recognized. However it is not received much attention as works of art in of themselves. They have almost always been viewed as a means to an end. In 1987 the Robert Miller Gallery mounted an exhibition of Warhol's stitched photographic constructions. In addition, the work had an object quality which eluded the traditional photographic print and was more in keeping with Warhol's silkscreens. In 1989 the gallery showed Warhol's photobooth pictures from the '60's. Warhol was increasingly active in the visual art movement and will forever be known for his quirky,