Post on 17-Jan-2015
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Andy WarholAndy
Warhol
(1928-1987)
Life• He was born August 6, 1928
in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
• He died on February 22, 1987 in NYC from a sudden post cardiac anthemia.
• He studied at School of Fine Art at Carnegie Institute of technology in PA
Eight Elvises
Four Aspects
• Method• Style- Use of Bright Colors• Repeated images• Pop Icons/ Mass Media
Silk Screening
• Definition:This is a technique that uses awoven mesh to support and
Ink-blocking stencil.
Use of Bright Colors
• Warhol used the primary colors-blue, red and yellow-in many of his pieces.
• These colors gave his work the feeling of pop culture.
• These colors were eye catching and exciting making his paintings extremely like and popular
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Repetition of Images
“I used to have the same lunch every day, for 20 years, I guess, the same thing over and over again.”
- Andy Warhol
20th Century Icons& Mass Media
Closure
References • http://planetgroupentertainment.squarespace.com/storage/WarholSilkScreening
%20intheFactory.gif?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1213189779876• http://www.depthography.com/movies/chw3.gif• http://www.phlf.org/spotlightonmainstreet/fieldtrips/images/large/0213.jpg• http://www.wizardtrivia.com/media/marilyn.jpg• http://www.life123.com/arts-culture/artists/andy-warhol/andy-warhol-facts.shtml• http://www.vistawallpaper.org/vista-wallpapers/colour-rainbow.jpg• http://www.chrysler.org/warhol/images/DollarSign.jpg• http://parisandpascual.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/andy-warhol-diamond-dust-
shoes-1980-181010.jpg• http://www.55max.com/images/prod/10293892A_LG.jpg• http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t7lJOsjSZxY/SfzF1PGQ3HI/AAAAAAAAATY/
dmW4r0p6cL0/s320/Andy-Warhol-Mickey-Mouse-8380.jpg• http://www.all-art.org/art_20th_century/pop_art/warhol/17.jpg• http://www.cbc.ca/arts/images/pics/warhol2.jpg• http://www.cbc.ca/arts/images/pics/warhol2.jpghttp://
www.georgetownframeshoppe.com/img/warhol_myth8.jpg