Monday, April 18, 2011

Andy Warhol



This week we'll be reviewing for the AP Test...tomorrow our LAST class test. Check back daily for review information. Check www.turnitin.com discussions daily over break.

Andy Warhol Museum
Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Warhol was a creative spirit involved not only in painting but also in printmaking and film making. is a key figure in the POP ART movement. He is well known for his phrase everyone gets their "15 minutes of fame". He turned everyday objects into art. The height of his career was in the 1960s when he produced artwork of ICONS such as Elvis, Campbell's Soup and Marilyn Monroe via the SILKSCREEN method. Warhol's art commented on the consumer culture in America that evolved in his lifetime. He displays famous people as well as popular household products as his artwork, forever engraving the images into people's psyche.



Smarthistory video
about Marilyn Monroe

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