The Andy Warhol Museum

subject such as comic strips, soup cans, traffic signs and all types of food ( Britannica 1). One of the most notable artists that has been discovering Pop Art at it’s finest is none that Andy Warhol. Warhol’s notable work in the art world has brought many attention as artist, writer, as well as filmmaker. Andy Warhol was born as…

Project Space First Draft The Los Angeles County Museum of Art well known as LACMA is home to thousands of artworks spanning all through history from ancient civilizations to modern exhibits of present artists. There is no doubt LACMA is consumed by art that demonstrates diversity even the most unlikely kind of art can be found. The space is filled with the freedom of an open atmosphere and transparency of images representing…

Jean-Michel Basquiat During the 1980’s, the art movement “Neo-Expressionism” was taking the United States by storm and artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat’s big break was just beginning. If you’re not too familiar with him or isn’t really educated on him, you may know or heard Jean-Michel Basquiat from listening to your favorite artist’s songs, because of his unique hairdo that inspired The Weeknd, or for his phenomenal art that convey deep messages. Jean-Michel Basquiat, a high school dropout,…

"Brush Stroke In Flight". He also got a story tall picture of the lobby in the New York tower. Lichtenstein was very committed to making art even before death. He would work in his studio for ten hours a day working on art. His art was put in art museums all over the world like China or Japan or Russia just to name a few countries. His received numerous reward and achievements. Lichtenstein was married to two wives. His first wife was named Isabel. Her first wife had two children. Their names…

Stillwater, Oklahoma, recently opened the Oklahoma State University Art Museum. This museum has had various exhibitions since it’s opening, including the James Rosenquist Exhibition. One of the most talked about pieces of the exhibition is Geometry of Fire. Geometry of Fire is an oil painting on canvas that measures 128 inches by 300 inches. The painting itself takes up a whole wall in the museum, which forces the view to stand at the opposite wall of the room if they would like to see the…

d’Oeil, a French phrase meaning “Speed of Light,” was created by James Rosenquist. Rosenquist is a pop artist, creating many large, bright, and extravagant pieces. He is seen as a protagonist in the pop-art movement, alongside Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Similar to Warhol and Lichtenstein, Rosenquist uses bright colors in his pop art to create bold statements throughout all of his works. Coup d’Oeil was painted by Rosenquist using oils in 2001. The beauty of a painting with no clear…

In contrast to Andy Warhol’s fascination with fame and materialism, it is important to consider the background he came from. Born with the original name of Andrew Warhola, he was from a humble background, with Slovakian immigrant parents—a construction worker as a father and an embroiderer as a mother. When Warhol was once asked where he was from, he replied with a cryptic “I am from nowhere” with this nowhere being Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Warhol has always been private about the details and…

This chapter illustrates and describes the methodology of the artist Sol LeWitt on conceptual art. With LeWitt's clarification about conceptual art from his articles "paragraph on conceptual art" (1967) and "sentences on conceptual art" (1969). It will simplify the critical tradition term of conceptual art. Also, it will show LeWitt's systems in the artwork. In (1961), the expression "Concept Art" first exploded in an American context. In his essay of the same name, published in 1963, the…

Savannah Price 4th Period Compare and Contrast of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein Throughout the past centuries, different styles of art have risen to the surface. The art style that came into focus from the mid 1950s in Britain, even into the 1990s in Russia, was Pop Art. Pop Art was a way for modern artist to challenge what tradition told them, and to be able to create a parallel where art could be included in such things as advertisements and posters. Pop Art…

artists were Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. Pop art was often used back then in newspapers and magazines and advertising. This created a challenge to artists who used traditions of fine art because Pop art used imagery from popular culture. Andy Warhol was a famous pop artist from New York. He was born on August 6, 1928. He died a while later on February 22, 1987. He came up from a Middle Eastern European family in Pittsburgh. He was the one of the most successful highly paid commercial…