Artist: Andy
Warhol
Title:
Marilyn Monroe diptych
Media: Pop
art; Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions:
205.44 cm x 289.56 cm.
Date: 1962
Biography: born august 6th, 1928, died
February 22, 1987, American, field: printmaking, painting, cinema, photography,
movement: pop art
Statement: "If you want to know all about Andy
Warhol, just look at the surface
of my paintings and films and me, and there I am. There's nothing behind it." http://www.potters.org/subject57713.htm
How It Connects: The number one reason that I chose this works was because I really like Andy Warhol. I wanted to have at least one of his pieces in my gallery, and Marilyn Monroe is one of my idols. So it was the perfect piece.
No comments:
Post a Comment