... paintings, composed of rows and rows of dollar bills, at his first show, but also displayed his famous Campbell's Soup can paintings. Everyone was familiar with the recognizable can of Campbell's Soup, but Warhol was the first artist to have the idea of making a painting of a soup can and call it art. When Warhol was asked what prompted him to paint money and ... paint things I always thought were beautiful, things you use everyday and never think about I just do it because I like it" (David Bourdon, Warhol, p.90.). Warhol would paint his pictures of soup can generally filling the entir...

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... , often painting one image repeatedly in a grid design. Many of these works, such as his pictures of dollar bills and soup cans, as in "Cambell's Soup Cans 200"(1962), show many ideas underlying advertising, as well as showing his interest in techniques that enabled multiplication of an image, such as silk-screen printing, techniques that dominated ... . Through these works Warhol gained his much desired recognition, becoming an instant celebrity, having gone from respected commercial illustrator to controversial and influential artist. Such Pop Art images as Warhol's soup cans and Licht...

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... that Warhol was a Pop artist, he did his art on objects that were popular to the public of everyday living. Warhol had subjects like Campbell's soup cans, Brillo soap pads, dollar bills, and Coca Cola bottles. He had portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, and Jackie Kennedy. "When ... a interviewer asked him why he started painting these cans [soup cans], Warhol gave a typical but not very enlightening reply: "because I used to drink it. I used to have the same lunch everyday for twenty years ... past this? For Warhol values and feelings did not seem to exist, h...

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... style of popular advertising, their motivation was just the opposite. The most famous of the paintings during it's time, was the paintings of thirty- two depictions of Campbell Soup cans. One in particular, "Campbell's Soup Box", is a good example of "repetition". Another example of "repetition" was his painting of "16 Jackie's" (1964), which was meant to show emotion, effect and to reflect ... sometimes shock his audience. Warhol died in February 27th, 1987 after gallbladder surgery. In his life, he certainly stretched the boundaries of pop art. His depictions of everything from Campbe...

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... style of popular advertising, their motivation was just the opposite. The most famous of the paintings during it's time, was the paintings of thirty- two depictions of Campbell Soup cans. One in particular, "Campbell's Soup Box", is a good example of "repetition". Another example of "repetition" was his painting of "16 Jackie's" (1964), which was meant to show emotion, effect and to reflect ... sometimes shock his audience. Warhol died in February 27th, 1987 after gallbladder surgery. In his life, he certainly stretched the boundaries of pop art. His depictions of everything from Campbe...

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... than to the skill and personality of the artist. The subject matter and images of Pop Art, taken from mass culture, were familiar and included such things as beer bottles, soup cans, comic strips, road signs and similar objects incorporated into paintings, collages and sculptures. Much of the materials used were of modern technology such as plastic, urethane foam and acrylic ... early 1960's Andy Warhol carried this idea a step further by adopting the mass production technique of silk screen printing, turning out hundreds of identical prints of Coca-Cola bottles, Campbell soup cans and ...

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... he shortended his name form Warhola to Warhola. The 1960's was filled wirth great fame for Andy and is when he did some of his most memerabloe work including Cambells Soup Can (Beef noodle) (fig. 1) and the rest of the Cambells Sopup can seris. Equally famous, the Marilyns, a seris of silk screenings of Marilyn Monroe, were pai9nting during this time. But ... ideas f Andy Warhol have contributed to our society in major ways. His contributions to the art world have left a mark on it they always be present. Such a simple objecvt lke a soup can can be identified as an Andy Warhol. He is pe...

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... silk screening, celebrity fame, and other aspects of American culture in the late 20th century. In his lifetime, he was known for his artwork, which turned everyday images, such as soup cans and soapboxes, into fine art. Among his most-identifiable works were brightly colored prints that put an iconic spin on famous figures such as Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, and Mick ... reputation has noticeably increased. This is because Warhol's work "not only allows us to see eternity in a grain of sand, but to see it in a Coke bottle or a can of soup" (Nicholson 71). Hawkins 3 Mickey Mouse, who through...

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... way he depicted pop art was thus mesmerizing to people. He was most famous for his portraits like his Marylyn Monroe piece, which popped out very vibrantly. The Campbell's noodle soup art is also a work of art to Andy Warhol's name. He, and the few other artists' I talked about, exhibited avant-garde art that helped shape an era of art. The ... ...

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... thought out of the box, with everything he did. He was never ordinary. One of the pieces that he is known for is the picture of the Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup can. His style of artwork was built around a lot of imitations and reproductions of things that have already been done or created. Andy Warhol was known for this type of ... ...

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... household objects. For the most part his work as a commercial illustrator was a heavy influence due to the commercials and advertising industry which soon was a reason for his painting of Campbell's soup cans. In terms of artists an influence of his was Roy Liechtenstein who was one of the first Pop artists, another was Ben Shahn who tackled social realism and political ... ...

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... objects. In the early 1960s, Andy Warhol used this idea in adopting the mass-production technique of silk-screening, and produced hundreds of identical prints of Coca-Cola bottles, Campbell's soup cans, and other familiar subjects. Post Modernism essentially marks the end of modernity. Here originality and individuality is called "sentimentality and indulgence." Skills and techniques can be rejected. Art is ... ...

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... Warhol (1928-1987), he is a household name all over the world. Many of his pieces were of famous people, including himself. His most famous and favourite pieces being the Campbells soup tin, and the portrait of Marilyn Monroe, which, ironically happens to be my favourite piece. This could be because I have a personal interest for her, however I love the extreme colour and ... ...

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