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ANDY WARHOL : Pop artist 1928-1987 (59 years) Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait, 1986
What is commercial art?
Commercial Art describes art created primarily for commercial purposes, mainly advertising. Fine Art describes any art form developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than utility.
Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962 Andy Warhol Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas Each 20 × 16 in Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Small Torn Campbell’s Soup Can (Pepper Pot), 1962 Andy Warhol In May 2006 this painting sold for $11.8 million. Campbell’s Soup Can I, 1968
Warhol said he “wanted something ordinary.” Warhol created models of different consumer products: Kellogg's corn flakes, Brillo soap pads, Mott's apple juice, Del Monte peaches, and Heinz ketchup. The finished sculptures looked identical to their cardboard supermarket counterparts. Warhol said he “wanted something ordinary.” Brillo Soap Pads Box , 1964 Andy Warhol silkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on wood, 17 x 17 x 14 in. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
Shot Orange Marilyn, 1964 by Andy Warhol Shot Blue Marilyn, 1964 by Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol Screen Prints 38" x 38" Moonwalk, 1987 (yellow) Moonwalk, 1987 (red) Andy Warhol Screen Prints 38" x 38"
Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas Mao, 1973 Andy Warhol Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas 448.3 x 346.7 cm
Exhibition view, Mao Wallpaper, 1974 Andy Warhol, Musée Galliera, Paris Photograph by Jacqueline Hyde
"Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.“ Che Guevara, 1968 and later he wrote: "I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is "In 15 minutes everybody will be famous." ~ Andy Warhol
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