TOP OF THE POPSDid Andy Warhol change everything?

History of Pop Art Emerged in Britain in 1950s In America in late 1950s Challenged traditions of “fine art”

Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Poems, Music

Takes inspiration from mainstream America

Used images from pop cultureAdvertising, News, Popular Photography, etc.

Andy Warhol Born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1928 Graduated as a pictorial designer Became an illustrator in New York

(1949) Worked for an advertising company Began exhibiting his art in the 1950s but

did not go solo until 1962 This is where his works gained fame

Andy Warhol Cont. Created the “Factory” in 1962 Worked night and day on his art Used silk-screen to mass produce Created the “Warhol Superstars” Used to help him

ArtworksFilmsHelped create legendary atmosphere of the

Factory

Examples of Pop Art

After Warhol’s Attempted Assassination Shot by Valerie Solanas in 1968 He was never the same after that though His artwork changed as well Began his work in “business art” Commissioned to do celebrity portraits; the

majority of what he did after being shot Never tried to be on the forefront of

modern art again

Summary of Top of the Pops

Analyzes Andy Warhol’s life and many artworks

Discusses the reasoning behind Warhol’s pieces

Examines others’ critiques of his art and whether it can be considered art

Refers to both sides of the Pop Art debate

Danto vs. Greenberg

Significance of Andy Warhol Warhol challenged traditional artistic

beliefs“He made movies of objects that never

moved and used actors who could not act, and he made art that did not look like art.”

Ex: Duchamp’s ready-mades vs. Warhol’s work“He was responding to Duchamp’s ready-

mades by creating objects that only looked like ready-mades”

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Menand’s Message Andy Warhol is one of the most important

artists of the 20th century“What made Warhol important was his

challenge to the impurist tradition itself”“Warhol looked at the players sitting around

the table of the New York avant-garde, and he raised the ante.”

His methods not only affected the art world, but was also representative of the changing culture taking place in the 1960s

Questions Many people say he founded Pop Art,

while others say it happened without him. What do you think?

Do you think his pieces are actually art? Did his pieces deserve the fame and

attention they brought? Does he deserve that fame and

attention?

Do you think Warhol has any effect on art in the 2000s?