Andy Warhol (1928-1987) made his name in 1962 with paintings of Campbell's soup tins, Coca-Cola bottles, and film star.

Short Biography:

In his New York studio, the Factory, he produced series of garish silk-screen prints. His films include the semi-documentary Chelsea Girls in 1966 and Trash in 1970.

Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, where he studied art. In the 1950s he became a leading commercial artist in New York. With the breakthrough of Pop art, his bizarre personality and flair for self-publicity made him a household name.

He was a pioneer of multimedia events with the Exploding Plastic Inevitable touring show in 1966 featuring the Velvet Underground. In 1968 he was shot and nearly killed by a radical feminist, Valerie Solanas.

Successful early slik-screen series dealt with car crashes and suicides; Marilyn Monroe; Elvis Presley; and flowers. His films, beginning with Sleep in 1963 and ending with Bad in 1977, have a strong documentary or improvisa-tional element. His books include 77th Philosophy of Andy Warhol (Frown A to B and Back Again) in 1975 and Popism in 1980.

Why is Andy Warhol famous?

Andy Warhol was an American Pop artist and filmmaker.

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Andy Warhol Pictures

 

Andy Warhol Movies
Normal Love Award Presentation to Andy Warhol Empire Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of Andy Warhol Dirt Horse Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein Match Girl The Velvet Underground and Nico Superartist The Illiac Passion Andy Makes a Movie The Queen Diaries Notes and Sketches
Andy Warhol Filmography

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Tags: filmmaker, prints, pop art, documentary

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Category: Artists  - ( Artists Archive)

Date Added: 05 July '12

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