Andy Warhol was an influential American artist born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He pioneered pop art by applying commercial illustration techniques to fine art. Some of his most famous works include Campbell's Soup Cans from 1962, which demonstrated his use of repetition, and The Marilyns from 1964, which featured bright colors and the repetition of images of Marilyn Monroe. Warhol was one of the first artists to celebrate mass consumer culture and popular icons in his artwork.

1. Artist Project Andy Warhol Jane Tierney June 7, 2010 “ 8th Grade English” Mrs. Tang

2. Vital Statistics Andy Warhol- Male Born on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburg Pennsylvania American Died on February 22, 1987 Believed to be gay

3. Key Personal Events When he was 14 years old his father passed away He graduated from Schenley High School in 1945 Graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1949, after studying painting and commercial design Moved to NYC and worked at Glamour magazine Became a very successful commercial artist by working for some of the biggest fashion magazines through out the 1950’s

4. Key Historical Events Popular Culture had a big influence on business that needed to advertize their new goods Many people were interested in new food, drinks, clothes, music, and movies Warhol worked and traveled around the country with the rock band ‘Violet Underground’ in 1965

5. Influence of the Art World Influenced by American mass consumerism, culture and politics Born into the “Advertizing Age” Influenced by the ideas of Marcel Duchamp who celebrated and subverted mass culture He was fascinated by famous stars, and later became interested in disaster The combining of these two intrests resulted in “The Marilyns” after her suicide in 1962

6. How He influenced the Art World He was one of the first artists to apply artistic skills as commercial illustrator. He transformed commercial illustration into popular “Pop” art. He understood the importance of the “icon”, and how it draws attention, to his art in particular.

7. Stylistic Traits He is well known for creating ink images with slight color changes Many of his pieces had repetition Bright colors were a part of his artwork, influenced by pop culture He was the pioneer of silk screening. (today it is often used for putting designs onto t-shirts)

8. Stylistic Traits Example Art Coca-Cola Bottles, 1962 In Coca-Cola Bottles(1962) Warhol creates each bottle slightly different color.

9. Stylistic Traits Example Art Campbell’s Soup Cans, 1964 Campbell's Soup Cans demonstrates Warhol’s stylistic trait of repetition.

10. Stylistic Traits Example Art The Marilyns’, 1964 “ The Marilyns” referring to Marilyn Monroe is a perfect example of Warhol’s use of bright colors.

11. Stylistic Traits example Art Andy Warhol created most of his pieces by Silk Screening

12. Stylistic Traits in My Original Art Bright colors Repetition and different colors Advertisement for Ray-Ban Sunglasses I replaced the separate images of the Marilyn's, and switched it with a different object.

13. Conclusion Andy Warhol, an American artist influenced American art He had a unique style of bright colors, repetition, and he introduced us to the silk screen He was able to work as a commercial artist while he showed everyone how important ‘pop’ art was He understood the power of the icon and used it to build his success

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