It is hard to imagine but it was pure coincidence warhol decided to portray marilyn monroe in one of his earliest and undoubtably his most famous works of pop art.

Andy warhol famous pop art pieces background. Pop art is an art movement that has its roots in the united kingdom and the united states and makes use of imagery from popular and mass cultures such as cultural objects celebrities comic books and advertising. Museum of modern. Andy warhol was a successful magazine and ad illustrator who became a leading artist of the 1960s pop art movements. Warhol took the black and white image of mao from his little red book mao s famous communist publication and created hundreds of different sized canvases of the totalitarian ruler.

The painting was sold for 57 2 million making it one of warhol s most expensive paintings ever sold. The american artist who was also a director and producer in. Coca cola 3 is a hand painted work unlike his later silkscreens. Warhol combines paint and silkscreen in this image of mao zedong a series that he created in direct reaction to president richard nixon s 1972 visit to china.

A symbol of modern mass consumerism the coca cola bottle is an iconic american object which caught the fancy of warhol. 51 cm x 41 cm location. Warhol created several works on the coke bottle. One of the artists who shaped the pop art movement is andy warhol christened andrew warhol was born on august 6 1928.

Summary of pop art. He ventured into a wide variety of art forms including performance art. Campbell s soup can andy warhol united states pennsylvania pittsburgh 1928 1987 united states 1964 paintings oil on canvas andy warhol s serial images which have become synonymous with the pop art movement question the role of commodities and advertising in american culture. In fact one of his most famous quotes revolves around it.

Oxidation or urine painting. Best paintings by andy warhol. She ended her life that same month and her beautiful face as well as her fame seemed a great foundation for his repetitive print and cartoon like artwork. It was simple quick and he could perform slight modifications to the same photo over and over again.

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