Saturday, December 14, 2013

Andy Warhol


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.

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