Andy Warhol's Soup

From both works of arts the viewer can easily relate to the subject at hand that the artist is trying to convey through the pieces. Throughout the 1960s there was change going on within the country and world. Americans feared communism and its spread. With the changes occurring at home and throughout the world it was bound to happen that art movements would change during this time as well. As you can see in both pieces, by Warhol and Johns, the artist used common everyday objects to draw viewers in. This technique allowed the viewers to see something that was familiar to them amidst the fast changing world. Warhol's Campbell’s Soup took a plain everyday object most wouldn't even think twice about and turned it into a movement. The can was a common household object that the population could easily …show more content…
Andy Warhol used photo silkscreen process in creating his piece. To do this system Warhol used a mesh cloth that was stretched over a heavy wooden frame and then the design, painted on the screen by tusche or affixed by stencil, is printed by having a squeegee force color through the pores of the material in areas not blocked out by a glue sizing. The silkscreen process before use to be only used for mass advertisements because of its fast processes. Warhol used this process in creating Campbell's Soup because it was familiar to the viewers. It also showed the traditional values he wanted to pass on to the viewers. Jasper Johns used a layer technique to construct the base of his piece Flag. Johns dipped shreds of newspaper into wax to create the base. He later went back and in quick and inconsistent brushstrokes painted the flag. Due to his brushstrokes some of the newspapers could still be seen. This method allowed the viewer to see how the new generation was rising and changing America's traditional