1. Andy Warhol
Visual arts

2. Andy Warhol Born August 6th, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology
Famous American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker
Leading figure of the Visual Arts Movement

3. Commercial Art ( )
Career in magazine illustration and advertising
Whimsical ink drawings for shoe advertisements
Expanded to album covers and promotional materials
Glamour magazine and Columbia records

4. Fine art (1962-1967) Also know as Pop Art
Imitates methods, styles, and themes of popular culture and mass media that is reflected in comic strips, advertising, and science fiction
Aspects of everyday American life

5. 1950’s 1955 “Green and Yellow Shoe” Commercial Art Simple line drawing
Painted
“Shoe bright, shoe light, first shoe I’ve seen tonight”

6. 1950’s 1958 “The Magic Porridge Pot” Commercial Art
Simple line drawing
Painted
Playful and fun images

7. 1960’s 1967 “The Velvet Underground and Nico” Commercial Art
“Peel slowly”

8. 1960’s 1968 “Campbell’s Soup Cans” Pop Art Painting
Established Warhol’s Reputation

9. 1970’s 1975/1976 “Mick Jagger” Pop Art Painting and silkscreen
Graffiti style

10. 1970’s 1973 “Mao Zedong” Pop Art Painting and silkscreen
Graffiti style

11. Comparison
1950’s
1960’s

12. Comparison
1960’s
1970’s

13. Overall Comparison
1950’s ’s
1970’s

14. Visual arts icon Died February 22nd, 1987 in New York City
Foundation dedicated to the “advancement of the visual arts”
Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

15. The message Behind every artist is the same questions:
1) Develop an idea, question, or problem that is guided by art
2) Apply the arts to communicate and improve daily life and solve problems

16. Images
Powderrun, “Andy Warhol”, April 4th 2007, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
Ian Burt, “The Velvet Underground and Nico 1967”, January 5th 2006, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
Punxsutaweneyphil, “Campbell’s Soup Cans”, March 4th 2009, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
Ian Burt, “Andy Warhol-Mick Jagger 1975”, May 2nd 2006, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
Istolenthetv, “Warhol-Mao”, October 29th 2005, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
Banalities, “Warhol-Roy Snell”, July 10th 2007, via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.

17. Resources
Slide 2- Artquotes, “Andy Warhol Biography”,
Slide 4- Farlex, “Pop Art”, 2010,
Slide 14- Artquotes, “Andy Warhol Biography”,