Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol, Brillo Soap Pads, Screenprint 1970
1970

Name: Andy Warhol, Brillo Soap Pads, Screenprint 1970
Brand: Andy Warhol
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ANDY WARHOL Brillo Soap Pads - Pasadena Art Museum, 1970 Type- Screenprint Paper Size: 30 x 26 in., Framed Sizze- 38 x 34 In excellent condition Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987) defined the Pop Art movement. Born Andrew Warhola in Pittsburgh, PA, he moved to New York in 1949 after studying design at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh to pursue a career as a commercial artist. Though successful as an illustrator and graphic designer, in the early 1960s Warhol began creating his own paintings based on advertisement imagery. Shocking in its time for its embrace of "low art" and detachment from emotion, his early work quickly brought him fame, as he produced the now-infamous series of Campbell’s Soup Cans, Disasters, Electric Chairs, and celebrity portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy, and Elvis Presley, among others, using commercial techniques such as screen printing and stenciling. As his fame grew, Warhol built a studio called The Factory on 47th street and collected an entourage of eccentrics he called the "Superstars," with whom he created a number of experimental films, such as Sleep, Chelsea Girls, and Empire, which were often banned by the police for their perceived vulgarity. In 1968, Valerie Solanas, a former member of Warhol’s entourage, attempted to kill the artist and others outside of The Factory. Narrowly surviving, Warhol withdrew from his bohemian circle and occupied himself in the 1970s creating celebrity portraits, which brought him considerable earnings, but weakened his critical approval. With Gerard Malanga, Warhol also founded Interview Magazine, which remains in print to this day. In the 1980s, Warhol’s work was revitalized by collaborations with younger artists, such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francesco Clemente, and Keith Haring, and he produced renowned series of paintings such as The Last Supper. Warhol died in 1987 due to complications following an operation. As per his desire, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts was established after his death.

Creator:

Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987, American)

Creation Year:

1970

Dimensions:

Height: 38 in (96.52 cm)Width: 34 in (86.36 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)

Medium:

Screen

Movement & Style:

Pop Art

Period:

1970-1979

Condition:

Gallery Location:

Pembroke Pines, FL

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU2382214348512

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Andy Warhol

The name of American artist Andy Warhol is all but synonymous with Pop art, the movement he helped shape in the 1960s. He was phenomenally prolific, and the archive of original photography, prints, drawings, paintings and other art that he left behind is beyond vast.

Andy Warhol is known for his clever appropriation of motifs and images from popular advertising and commercials, which he integrated into graphic, vibrant works that utilized mass-production technologies such as printmaking, photography and silkscreening. Later in his career, Warhol expanded his oeuvre to include other forms of media, founding Interview magazine and producing fashion shoots and films on-site at the Factory, his world-famous studio in New York.

Born and educated in in Pittsburgh, Warhol moved to New York City in 1949 and built a successful career as a commercial illustrator. Although he made whimsical drawings as a hobby during these years, his career as a fine artist began in the mid-1950s with ink-blot drawings and hand-drawn silkscreens. The 1955 lithograph You Can Lead a Shoe to Water illustrates how he incorporated in his artwork advertising styles and techniques, in this case shoe commercials.

As a child, Warhol was often sick and spent much of his time in bed, where he would make sketches and put together collections of movie-star photographs. He described this period as formative in terms of his skills and interests. Indeed, Warhol remained obsessed with celebrities throughout his career, often producing series devoted to a famous face or an object from the popular culture, such as Chairman Mao or Campbell’s tomato soup. The 1967 silkscreen Marilyn 25 embodies his love of bright color and famous subjects.

Warhol was a prominent cultural figure in New York during the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. The Factory was a gathering place for the era’s celebrities, writers, drag queens and fellow artists, and collaboration was common. To this day, Warhol remains one of the most important artists of the 20th century and continues to exert influence on contemporary creators.

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