Essay On Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol was born on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died on February 22 of 1987 at the age of 58. In his 58 years on this Earth, Warhol was recognized for his incredible artistic abilities. Although he is known as the godfather of Pop art, Warhol also dabbled in a wide variety of art forms, including performance art, filmmaking, video installations and writing. Warhol’s father noticed Warhol’s’ artistic talent at an early age, and paid for his college education at Carnegie Institute of Technology. Soon after graduating Carnegie, Warhol moved to New York City where his career would have an unimaginable take off. His work was first debuted in 1949 in Glamour magazine, and he became one of the most successful illustrators of the 1950’s, but it did not stop there. In the late 1950s, Warhol devoted more time to his paintings, the paintings he would be known for by the entire world. His first pop paintings were created based on comics and ads in 1961, but as his celebrity status rose, he began a large sequence of movie star portraits. These paintings where done by screen-printing, but that was not the only medium used by Mr. Warhol. During 1963 and 1968, Warhol even worked to create …show more content…
Martha Graham, the mother of modern dance, is depicted preforming a dramatic kick and Warhol had to embody this graceful yet powerfulness in his print. Warhol’s use of color, texture and space help show Martha’s impact on the modern dancing world, specifically his use of the color pink in Grahams dress displays her femininity but his hand drawn lines add a boldness to the piece. This piece is just one of three in a story told by Warhol. They all feature Graham as the emphasis to show appreciation for her contribution to the performing arts. Warhol understands the time, effort and tears put into something, you love and wanted to commemorate Martha for her abilities and