Andy Warhol

American (1928-1987)

One of the most influential and important artists in contemporary art and culture, Andy Warhol was a founder of and major figure in the Pop Art movement. Trained as an illustrator and graphic designer, in the early 1960s Warhol began creating paintings that took as their subject matter mass media and advertising images. His “Campbell Soup Cans,” “Marilyns,” and “Coke Bottles” shocked the art world for elevating consumer and celebrity culture into the realm of fine art. Warhol’s process was also controversial; he used silkscreen, a process associated with the commercial arts that was perceived as eliminating signs of artistic gesture and emotion. War... Show more