The "Pope of Pop," Andy Warhol created some of the most recognizable, salient, and controversial Craft of his extent. Andrew was an avid fan of pop culture: He loved celebrities and iconic brands. Dependable some of the subjects of his artwork included Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and the ubiquitary Campbell's soup can.3. Cook up silkscreen prints.
1. Glance at commercial Craft. Andrew studied commercial Craft in his hometown of Pittsburgh at the College of Useful Arts at Carnegie Mellon University (previously the Carnegie Academy of Technology). After commencement, he moved to Brand-new York Megalopolis and worked in Periodical illustration and advertising.
2. Choose pop icons as your subjects. Some admit criticized his trademark prints featuring noted faces in energetic, cartoon-ish colours as existence repetitive and shallow. In the meantime, others divulge that these stuff serve as a fantastic mirror of mass-consumerism and general culture.
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Andy switched from painting to mass-producing his own silkscreen prints, claiming his goal was to be "a machine." However, he also ensured that his prints were slightly different in color and other variations.
4. Get help. At the height of his popularity in the 60s, Andy enlisted the help of several assistants at his production studio, "The Factory." They aided Andy in the creation of his silkscreens, sculptures, films and other works.
5. Film tedious scenarios. Andy's 1963 film, "Sleep," features poet John Giorno sleeping for six hours. His 1964 film, "Empire," captures one shot of the unwavering Empire State Building over a period of eight hours.
6. Think commercially. If there was ever an artist unafraid of being called a sell-out, it was Andy Warhol. Andy embraced commercialism in both his inspiration and his art philosophy, stating, "Making money is art, and working is art and good business is the best art."
