Andy Warhol

Marissa EguizaPeriod 4

Feb 6 2015

Homage

Who was Andy Warhol? Born Andrew Warhola, August 6,1928 in

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Known for his Printmaking, painting,

cinema, and photography Campbell's soup cans Celebrity icons such as Marilyn Monroe Andy began his career as a commercial

artist. His drawings appeared in many fashion magazines

Andy was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.

Early Life of Andy Warhol Andy Warhol was born on August 6th, the

youngest of three boys. His parents Andrej and Julia Warhola, immigrated from Czechoslovakia. At 6 years old, he developed Sydenham's chorea (aka St. Vitus Dance) he stayed home and missed a lot of school because he was placed on bed rest. Due to not being able to go anywhere, his mother and brothers showed him how trace, draw and even print images so he wouldn’t be bored. Once he entered, high school, he took art classes on campus and at a Museum. He graduated high school at the age of 16 in 1945. He then went off to college and attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, where he graduated in 1949 with a major in pictorial design.

Struggles One of the biggest struggles Andy went

through, was his sexuality. Although he was homosexual, he was a dedicated Catholic.

On June 3, 1968, radical feminist writer Valerie Solanas shot Warhol in his own art studio.

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This piece of work would be described as Pop Art, during the time he created the artwork Marilyn Monroe was very popular, it encompass modern pop culture. It uses bright colors as well.

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REPITION, was used a lot through out Warhol’s works. He painted things that people didn’t see as art.

Chelsea Girls is a 1966 film directed by Andy Warhol. The film was Warhol's first major commercial success. It was shot in New York City, and follows the lives of several of the young women who live there.

Empire is a 1964 American silent black and white film directed and produced by Andy Warhol. It consists of eight hours of continuous slow motion footage of the Empire State Building in New York City.

Reflection After working on this power point about

Andy Warhol, I learned a lot about him. I admire Warhol as a painter, filmmaker and printmaker. His pop art is by far my favorite, the use the bright colors and celebrities is very admirable.

www.warhol.org