Transcript Andy Warhol
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Andy Warhol
Yasmine Aguilera
Rebeca Herrera
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Real name Andrew Warhola
Born August 6, 1928 in Pittsburg, PA
Diagnosed with Chorea as a child
1949 graduated Carmegie Institute of Technology
- Bachelors Degree in Commercial Art Pictorial Design
First featured in Glamour Magazine
First “Pop” paintings in 1961
Not just an artist
-film maker, author, model, and celebrity
Died February 22, 1987 in New York City
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http://www.warhol.org/collection/aboutandy/biography/successisajob/1998-3-2428-2/
Biography
Art Movement
• Popism (Pop Art)
-Developed in England
-Became popular in U.S. in 1960’s
• Involves popular items/images in media
-ads, comics, celebrities, and products
• Redefined what can be considered fine art
• Followed Abstract Expressionists and Neo-Dada movements
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Artist’s Style
• Blotted Ink Technique
-discovered by Warhol
• Silkscreen Technique
• Made/used stencils
• Painted with bright colors
• Duplicated paintings using different colors
-ex: Marilyn Monroe painting
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http://blog.artbyveny.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/marilyn-monroe-painting1.jpg?w=297
Accomplishments
• Campbell's Soup Cans
-1962, considered greatest
accomplishment
• Marilyn Diptych
-1962 completed after actress’s death
-made from various pictures
-also very famous
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Importance/Influence
• Defined what can be considered art
• Contributed an extreme amount to the
movement
• Helped develop modern art
• Created new forms of advertising
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Quiz
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What year did Warhol die?
What is Andy’s real name?
What techniques did he use?
Where was Popism developed and when did
it blow up in America?
• What was Andy diagnosed with as a child?
• Who is the most famous actress Warhol
painted?
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