Andrew Warhol Art or Not Art
Andrew Warhol Art or Not ArtThe American artist Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola in 1928. There has been quite a bit confusion to where and when Andy Warhol was born, but according to Andy's birth certificate that was filed in Pittsburgh in 1945, he was born on August 6th in Pittsburgh. Whether or not this is the day he was born hasn't been proved, but it was on this day he would celebrate his birthday. However, there is no doubt that he died on February 22nd, 1987, at New York Hospital after a gallbladder operation. "He is considered a founder and major figure of the POP ART movement." But is his art considered art or just a duplication of items?
In 1960 he produced the first of his paintings depicting enlarged comic strip images- such as Popeye and Superman- initially for use in a window display. Warhol pioneered the development of the process whereby an enlarged photographic image is transferred to a silk screen that is then placed on a canvas and inked from the back. It was this technique that enabled him to produce the series of mass-media images- repetitive, yet with slight variations- that he began in 1962. These, included such items as Campbell's Soup cans, dollar...
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