Be@rbrick x Andy Warhol Foundation Elvis 400% & 100%
2020

About the Item

Be@rbrick x Andy Warhol Foundation "Elvis" Vinyl Figures: Set of two (400% & 100%): Andy Warhol (after) Elvis collectible trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Andy Warhol. The partnered collectible reveals Warhol's iconic Triple Elvis wrapping the figure in its entirety. Housed in a standout Warhol Elvis collectors' box. Medium: Vinyl Sculpture. Set of two figurines. Dimensions of larger piece: 11 x 5 inches. Condition: New in its original packaging. Warhol foundation trademark featured on lower left of reverse. Published by Medicom from a sold out edition of unknown. Further Background: BE@RBRICKs are a form of collectible toy that resemble a cross between LEGO and well, a bear. These block-style figurines boast teddy bear-style heads that have become an integral pillar of the collectible toy scene. In fact, it wouldn’t be so far-fetched to say that it almost single-handedly carved out the fad of toy collecting in modern times, treading the very fine line between toy and art. Since its inception, BE@RBRICKs have become one of the most recognizable characters in the world, and some of the most sought after. Please note exact patterns may vary. Andy Warhol Triple Elvis: Standing with his trademark proud stance, Andy Warhol’s rare triple portrait of Elvis Presley dominates just as the singer dominated the cultural landscape of the 1950s and 1960s. First shown at the artist’s seminal 1963 exhibition at Irving Blum’s Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, Warhol’s Elvis paintings join the pantheon of the Pop master’s Hollywood superstars. It was only natural that, having portrayed Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando, he should also turn to Elvis as his subject matter. Obsessed with celebrity, consumer culture, and mechanical reproduction, Pop Art king, Andy Warhol created some of the 20th century’s most iconic images. Warhol was widely influenced by popular & consumer culture, with this being evident in some of his most famous works: 32 Campbell's soup cans, Brillo pad box sculptures, and portraits of Marilyn Monroe & Mick Jagger, for example. Rejecting the standard painting and sculpting modes of his era, Warhol embraced silk-screen printmaking to achieve his characteristic hard edges and flat areas of color. The artist mentored Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and continues to influence contemporary art around the world: His most bold successors include Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami, and Jeff Koons. Warhol has been the subject of exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, and Centre Pompidou, among other institutions.

Creation Year:

2020

Dimensions:

Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)

Medium:

Resin,Vinyl

Movement & Style:

Pop Art

After:

Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987, American)

Period:

21st Century