Andy Warhol

 

Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist.

 

Warhol's art encompassed many forms of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death.

 

Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable. The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$100 million for a 1963 canvas titled Eight Elvises.

 

 

In the 1960's Warhol decided to paint daily objects that were mass produced, such as coke bottles and soup cans.  He also liked to paint famous people.

 

 

He started a place called The Factory where he mass produced his artwork in the form of prints. 

 Odd facts about Warhol

• He liked cats and made many pictures of them.
• He made a film called Sleep that was a recording of a man sleeping for six hours.
• In 1968 he nearly died after being shot three times by a woman named Valerie Solanas.
• He was very religious and volunteered at homeless shelters.