Andy Warhol was born in August 1928 - february 1987. He was an American pop artist who's work explores the features of celebrity culture and advertisement. He was firstly a commercial illustrator.
his work invloves various media, i.e. panting, print making, hand drawing, photography, sculpture and music and made over 60 films. He also worked on computer generated art. his works are extrememly popular and highly valued and are often the subject of exhibitions, books, etc.
He began to experiment with reproductions based on advertisements, newspaper headlines and other images which were mass-produced such as Campbell's soup tins and Coca Cola bottles. Other subjects given similar treatment included Jackie Kennedy and Elvis Presley. The same year he took part in an exhibition in New York, which was the first important survey of Pop Art.
Andy Warhol's work is intriguing because of the use of bright and contrasting colour, and even though they are simple they represent the lives of celebrities well which is what he focuses on a lot. i think that his images are also very boldly coloured whch establishes ties with celebrity life aswell since they are so popular and well known, for example, one of his most famous and well known pieces is the one of Marilyn Monroe who is obviously easy to recognise.
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