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Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol. Visual arts. Andy Warhol. Born August 6 th , 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology Famous American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker Leading figure of the Visual Arts Movement. Commercial Art (1949-1961).

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Andy Warhol

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  1. Andy Warhol Visual arts

  2. Andy Warhol • Born August 6th, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology • Famous American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker • Leading figure of the Visual Arts Movement

  3. Commercial Art (1949-1961) • Career in magazine illustration and advertising • Whimsical ink drawings for shoe advertisements • Expanded to album covers and promotional materials • Glamour magazine and Columbia records

  4. Fine art (1962-1967) • Also know as Pop Art • Imitates methods, styles, and themes of popular culture and mass media that is reflected in comic strips, advertising, and science fiction • Aspects of everyday American life

  5. 1950’s • 1955 “Green and Yellow Shoe” • Commercial Art • Simple line drawing • Painted • “Shoe bright, shoe light, first shoe I’ve seen tonight”

  6. 1950’s • 1958 “The Magic Porridge Pot” • Commercial Art • Simple line drawing • Painted • Playful and fun images

  7. 1960’s • 1967 “The Velvet Underground and Nico” • Commercial Art • “Peel slowly”

  8. 1960’s • 1968 “Campbell’s Soup Cans” • Pop Art • Painting • Established Warhol’s Reputation

  9. 1970’s • 1975/1976 “Mick Jagger” • Pop Art • Painting and silkscreen • Graffiti style

  10. 1970’s • 1973 “Mao Zedong” • Pop Art • Painting and silkscreen • Graffiti style

  11. Comparison 1950’s 1960’s

  12. Comparison 1960’s 1970’s

  13. Overall Comparison 1950’s 1960’s 1970’s

  14. Visual arts icon • Died February 22nd, 1987 in New York City • Foundation dedicated to the “advancement of the visual arts” • Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  15. The message • Behind every artist is the same questions: • 1) Develop an idea, question, or problem that is guided by art • 2) Apply the arts to communicate and improve daily life and solve problems

  16. Images • Powderrun, “Andy Warhol”, April 4th 2007, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License. • Ian Burt, “The Velvet Underground and Nico 1967”, January 5th 2006, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License. • Punxsutaweneyphil, “Campbell’s Soup Cans”, March 4th 2009, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License. • Ian Burt, “Andy Warhol-Mick Jagger 1975”, May 2nd 2006, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License. • Istolenthetv, “Warhol-Mao”, October 29th 2005, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License. • Banalities, “Warhol-Roy Snell”, July 10th 2007, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.

  17. Resources • Slide 2- Artquotes, “Andy Warhol Biography”, http://www.artquotes.net/masters/warhol-biography.htm • Slide 4- Farlex, “Pop Art”, 2010, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pop+art • Slide 14- Artquotes, “Andy Warhol Biography”, http://www.artquotes.net/masters/warhol-biography.htm

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