Andy Warhol
Published on Jan 12, 2016
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ANDY WARHOL
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ANDY WARHOL IS PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS FIGURE IN POP ART.
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HIS STORY IS THE AMERICAN DREAM !
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PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A MUSEUM
BEFORE KNOW WHO ANDY WARHOL IS. A CULTURAL ICON AND GOD FATHER OF THE POP ART MOVEMENT .
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ANDY WARHOL WAS BORN AUGUST 6TH, 1929
IN A WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD IN PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA .
HE WAS SO REJECTED AND WAS SUCH A MISFIT. THIS SENSITIVE,ARTISTIC, QUIET,
UNATTRACTIVE GAY KID GROWING UP IN STEAL COUNTRY
AT THE AGE OF 8 HE CONTRACTED CHOREA, A RARE DISEASE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
WHICH LEFT HIM BED RIDDEN FOR MONTHS.
IT WAS DURING THIS TIME, THAT HIS MOTHER
GAVE HIM DRAWING LESSONS.
HE HAD TO USE HIS ART TO SURVIVE AND CREAT A NICHE FOR HIMSELF.
HE ALWAYS USED ART TO WOE AND GAIN APROVIAL.
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HIS FIRST JOB WAS WITH 'GLAMOR MAGAZINE ' THE AD WAS
'SUCCESS IS A JOB IN NEW YORK'. HE DREW THE SHOES FOR IT.
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HE BECAME SUCCESSFUL VERY FAST.
HE USED 'THE BLOTTED LINE' TECHNIC. THE LINE LOOKS PRINTED.
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HE WAS A BRILLIANT DRAFTSMAN,
HE WORKED VERY HARD & VERY LONG HOURS.
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ADVERTISING FOR HIM, WAS AN IMPORTANT MEDIUM.
IT WAS THE LANGUAGE, THAT 'EVERYDAY PEOPLE' COULD UNDERSTAND.
THE LATE 50'S & 1960'S WITNESS TWO HUGE PHENOMENA IN AMERICA!
1ST. RAPID INDUSTRIAL GROWTH & CONSUMERISM. 2ND. AN EXPLOSION OF MASS MEDIA
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SUCH AS PAPERBACK BOOKS, MOVIES, COLOR TELEVISION, &
GLOSSY MAGAZINE. HE WAS REALLY ATTRACTED TO THAT.
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WARHOL WAS AT THE FORE FRONT OF THE EMERGING POP ART MOVEMENT
WHERE ARTIST USED EVERYDAY CONSUMER OBJECTS AS SUBJECTS.
