Saturday, 7 February 2015

Artist : Andy Warhol

                                Pop Art Leader :

                                    Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol, the one of an artist who influenced in art and design in 20 century. He was a America artist who leading a visual art movement which is Pop Art. He art media was multivariate included painting, printing, illustration, photography, movie and music. 

Andy Warhol, born in 1928 August 6 until 1987 February 22(aged 58).


 Life of Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol, he was born on 1928 August 6 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He been has 3 time of mental illness when his 8, 9, 10 years old, which medical name call "Rheumatic Chorea". Because of this illness, he was a autistic children at his childhood. His mother was always buy some color magazine and comic for his. Andy love drawing, his mother encouraged Andy when he done with a nice drawing. His mother was most influence Andy life.
Andy Warhol shoe illustration  

In 1949,Andy Warhol was 21 years old, he began his career in magazine illustration and advertising in New York city. He always move his place to saving his living cost. His once living with 17 person under the basement. And he were became a famous designer in magazine advertising and illustration when he were 24 year old in 1952. And his artwork was advert in New York city, the studios "Factory" was invited him to create a design team, and promoted to left the classic art, revert the traditional design. Stylish repeated a person portrait and  the soup can became an artwork were very popular in 50s-60s. 
    


At 1954, Andy first rewarded of Society of American Graphic Design Award for Outstanding Achievement. After 2 year, he also rewarded Art Directors Club's unique achievement award and the highest achievement award. At 1962 July, Andy Warhol had his first solo Pop Art Exhibition with 32 piece of "Campbell's Soup Cans" art work. 

At 1967, Andy Warhol had getting 3 gunshot in his Manhattan studio. Fortunately Andy had survive after the surgery. But this suffered his entire until he dead in a gallbladder surgery at New York Hospital on 1987 February 22, aged 58 . 

Andy Warhol had hail the name of most influence artist in art movement after Dali and Picasso.  
Mao portrait painting has been sell with price 7,600,000 GDP in England. 

Pop Art

"POP" is the short form of Popular, it mean popular art, It a art movement influenced from modern civilization of United state since 50s in 20 century.It reflects the growing up of the post-war social and cultural values of the younger generation, and strive to express themselves, pursue unconventional psychology. It can be in any media, example of cinema, music, graphic design and fashion design. In graphic design, Andy Warhol most artwork's feature were use repeat element like Marilyn portrait drawing and Mushroom soup can in one artwork and use the bright color and highest fundamental contrast color in different element. Its made his artwork brighter to attract people eye and spend more time to digest colorful artwork in their brain.  


In movie, Andy Warhol also had film many of movie work: 

Blow Job,1963 Sleep

1963 Kiss,1963-1964

Empire,1964

Harlot,1965

My Hustler,1965 

The Chelsea Girls,1966 

I, a Man, 1967

Blue Movie,1968



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