Sunday, January 18, 2015

Post #11

Who is Andy Warhol?
Andy Warhol is an American artist who started the pop art trend. 

Within what art genre did Warhol work?
Pop Art 

Define the genre?
Pop art is a genre of art that is based on pop culture that started around the 1950s.

During what years was he alive?
1928 - 1987


Post 2 samples of his art. Answer the following questions for each piece.



Title of the piece?
32 Campbell’s Soup Cans

Describe the color that he utilizes.  Does he use any particular color scheme?
The color he uses are the ones that are exactly the same shown on the actual soup cans.

What do you notice about the artwork itself?
He has the cans in a repeated pattern. The colors on the paintings are solid to the point where they don’t look like the painting was painted.



Title of the piece?
Marilyn Diptych

Describe the color that he utilizes.  Does he use any particular color scheme?
The left side of the colors have a violent color scheme to catch the viewer’s attention.
The right side has a faded, black and white color scheme.

What do you notice about the artwork itself?
I noticed that this painting was made after Marilyn Monroe’s death. This painting was probably made in tribute to her death.

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