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Andy Warhol
Better known as Andy Warhol, Andrew Warhola was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1928. He was a leading figure in the visual movement known as pop art, and was a talented painter, printmaker, and filmmaker. Questions about his life and his work are welcome here!
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What was Andy Warhol's meaning of work?
He repeats famous icons as screen prints to ensure that their face envokes no emotion anymore and to turn there fame against them
How many times was Andy Warhol shot before he died?
well for one thing is wasnt the shooting that killed him
How old was Andy Warhol when he painted his first painting?
Andy Warhol was 21 when he started painting
The "pop" in the name was short for popular, the art looked popular so they decided to put the word in pop art's name and the "art" was because you're meant to create art on the program
What was Claude Monet's first painting called?
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His first painting was something he did in art school and is now forgotten.
Of course we cannot know today what he may have painted before being a professional. The first oil painting of his, known today, is Trophies of the Hunt from 1862.
What celebrities has been done in pop art?
When people think of pop art they usually think of Andy Warhol. However, he was not the only on doing "pop art" during his time. He did how every, essentially invent the genre. Many celebrities have been seen in pop art throughout the years, however Warhol used a limited amount of celebrities before his death.
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I know that he has done Marilynn Manroe, Jackie Onassis, and elvis
What books did Andy Warhol write?
Andy Warhol wrote The Philosophy of Andy Earhol (from A-B and Back Again) in the 1970s and POPism: the Warhol Sixties, in the 1980s.
What does the song take a walk on the wild side mean?
"The wild side" is a phrase that means something out of society's norms, or something considered risqué or taboo. The song is about people doing things that others probably wouldn't, like changing genders and being a prostitute.
What is Andy Warhol's piece 'Gun' about?
Andy Warhol's obsession with mortality took a morbid turn in 1968 when he was almost fatally shot by Valerie Solanas. Compelled by that near-death experience, Warhol (1923 - 1987) created several artworks, including his "Guns" series, duplicating Solanas' revolver. Utilizing his signature technique of reproducing multiple images of an instantly recognizable cultural symbol, the gun appears to be lethal, even though no one is holding it.
Most Andy Warhol's films are available through local county or university libraries. Online shops on Amazon and eBay sell Lonesome Cowboys and San Diego Surf on VHS and DVD.
Did Andy Warhol say Everyone gets 15 seconds of fame?
Andy Warhol was paraphrased with this quote. His quote was "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."
It was mentioned that Andy Warhol was the most American of artists What does this mean?
Andy Warhol used icons of American society in his artwork, like Campbell soup cans and portraits of famous people such as Marilyn Monroe. The familiarity of these "American" images helped make pop art accessible because they were instantly recognizable.
How many children did Andy Warhol have and what were their names?
Andy Warhol died, as they say "sans issue" - without children.
What nationality is Andy Warhol?
Slovic Answer 2:
There is no such word as Slovic.
Warhol was American, born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
His parents were immigrants from what is now Slovakia.
Why did Andy Warhol draw a picture of John Lennon?
Yoko Ono probably commissioned him to make one. Warhol was acquainted with Lennon and Ono; a photo exists of the three giving each other a "group grope".
Lennon kept name-checking Warhol during an early-1970s press interview ("Wouldn't it be great if Andy were here?") as a joke, leading the writer to conclude Lennon was obsessed with Warhol. He wasn't; the writer missed the joke.
