Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

From a young age, it was my dream to go school such as Carnegie Mellon. Countless successful doctors, designers, programmers and entrepreneurs have achieved their full potential there, going on to change the world. And with a motto like “My heart is in the work” my sights were permanently set. My best friend had just recently come back from a short weekend trip to Pittsburgh. She chattered excitedly about the architecture, the museums, the “swanky looking” students that walked around the city…

ever since. One time me and my friend went on a road trip to further our interests in art. We went to the Cleveland Museum of Art. I had an amazing time during the trip. The entire trip was extremely enjoyable and I learned a lot about the artwork there. After that trip, I just had to get more. Next we went to Pittsburgh to see the artwork down there. Eventually, the Andy Warhol Museum caught our eyes.…

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…

LEARNING TALK” IN MUSEUMS Joint attention—when people are focused on the same object or subject in their surroundings—is a critical component of language and communication learning for infants and children. Museums, specifically, offer visitors opportunities for free choice learning, but can also be very stimulating, with multiple options competing for visitors’ attention. However, there is no research addressing the role that joint attention can play in family learning talk in museums. In…

Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928-February 22, 1987) grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and went on to become one of the most talented and magical people to ever grace Earth. Andy Warhol, is perhaps most known for his ability to blur the lines between mainstream aesthetics and fine art which is expressed through his works. Notably his works of Marilyn Monroe does this on so many levels. Andy Warhol's parents were Slovakian immigrants. His father, Ondrej Warhola, was a construction worker, while his…

What is Pop Art? As we all know, Pop Art is an art movement that started in the mid 1950’s in Britain and was spreading through the United States in the late 1950’s as as a reaction against the imagery of abstract expressionism. Pop art is considered to be one of the most interestingly elements that has ever happened in this contemporary world. The movement is often memorable with commonplace objects for any subject such as comic strips, soup cans, traffic signs and all types of food (…

wide sits in the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, United States. The painting was purchased with funds from the friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art, but no price is given. The accession number is 68.25. The painting depicts 112 clear, empty glass Coca-Cola bottles in 7 rows and 16 columns (Boodram, n.d.). The medium used for this piece was acrylic paint with the addition of screen paint and a graphite pencil on a plane white canvas (Whitney Museum of American art, n.d.).…

United States during the mid to late 1950s. The movement presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass culture, such as advertising, comic books and mundane cultural objects. Andy Warhol was from Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Warhol…

when he was nine. Andy had taken up photography at this time. Andy Warhol went to primary schooling and took the free art classes at Carnegie Institute, now called Carnegie Museum of Art. When Andy’s father died, he dedicated all the money he had towards Andy’s college tuition. Andy used to money to enroll in Carnegie Institute for Technology (now called Carnegie Mellon University) where he studied pictorial design. Andy graduated college and later came out with the idea of Pop Art. Pop Art is…

Andrew Warhola or famously known as Andy Warhol was one of the most popular painter, printmaker, and filmmaker of his time. Andy’s art was mostly directed towards the pop culture public. People who really took interest in his art were Hollywood’s famous actors and actresses. Also people of modern ideas and innovators really sprung towards his style. He grew up in a very religious family that spent most of their time in church. His parents were Slovakian immigrants and Andy was the youngest of…