He took free art classes at Carnegie Institute, and at the age of 14 his father died and seeing Andy's artistic skills, he put his life savings in Warlon's school education. By the late 1950s, he devoted most of his time to painting and in 1961 he brought out the concept "pop art". It is basically a painting that focuses on mass produced commercial goods.
At the time when Andy Warhol started with painting, his art reflect with the culture of 1960s.
These were the years that American consumers had brand awareness, designs etc. For instance, the ad that were being advertised were becoming more sophisticated and appealing to the consumers eyes. And, Warhol got hold of the culture of mass consumption making his work iconic.
He used ordinary things into his work of art by not spelling out the meaning of it. He allows viewer to have their own opinion towards his art, it was so open that his art was viewed in so many ways. Find Andy Warhol Paintings online at many art galleries.
He exhibited the now iconic paintings of Campbell's soup can in 1962. His paintings from the early 1960s were important in pioneering his development. He continued painting throughout his career but retired from it in 1965.
He was so captivated by Campbell's soup cans that he experimented his artistic skills with layouts and variations. He knew there was no better picture that could be crafted than Campbell's soup label. He knew that he could make the image fine art to present it into fine art. He was the master in identifying memes and understood visual art like no other artist.
He was criticized heavily and critics seen his career declining in 1968 after he was shot by Valerie Solanas. Yet, his legacy prefigured the diverse activities, interests that occupy the minds of many artist today. You can find Andy Warhol Paintings online on Blouinart and many others.
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