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    Andy Warhol was an American artist and pioneer of pop art. Some of his most famous works include the Marilyn Monroe diptych, Campbell's Soup Cans, and The Elvis Eight. Through his artworks depicting everyday popular culture icons and images, Warhol helped establish pop art as a major art movement and had a significant social impact by giving new meaning to ordinary things.

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    Andy Warhol was an American artist and pioneer of pop art. Some of his most famous works include the Marilyn Monroe diptych, Campbell's Soup Cans, and The Elvis Eight. Through his artworks depicting everyday popular culture icons and images, Warhol helped establish pop art as a major art movement and had a significant social impact by giving new meaning to ordinary things.

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    ANDY WARHOL'S

    AMAZING ART
    Who is Andy Warhol?
    Pittsburgh, United
    States, 1928 New York, 1987

    He was the third child of a Slovak couple who immigrated to the


    United States.
    American plastic artist who became the best-known Parents: Andrej Warhola, Julia Warhola
    representative of pop art, an artistic current in vogue
    during the 1950s and 1960s that was inspired by
    mass culture.

    ART STUDIES: Carnegie Institute of Technology,


    between 1945 and 1949.

    In the latter year, already established in New York, he


    began his career as an advertising cartoonist
    social context
    In the second half of the 20th century, social
    movements such as the hippie revolution, the
    fight against racism and the struggle for equal
    rights led by Martin Luther King took place in
    the United States.
    political and
    economic context
    The wars that took place during
    these years saw changes in the
    political ideologies adopted by
    different countries. As were
    capitalism and communism.
    artistic and
    cultural context
    It was a time when trends in urban music,
    photography and comics stood out, as well as
    the expansion of cinema and its iconic
    characters.
    His major
    artworks:)
    01 Marylin Monroe diptych

    This piece is considered one of the


    iconic works of pop art and in a
    survey conducted by "The Guardian"
    newspaper, it was named the third
    most influential work of modern
    art of the moment.
    Campbell's
    Soup Cans
    is a work of art produced in 1962. It consists of
    thirty-two canvases, each 50.8 cm high by 40.6 cm
    wide (20 × 16 inches) and featuring a painting of a
    Campbell's soup can.

    Campbell's Soup Cans' support for popular culture


    helped establish Pop Art as a significant art movement.

    02
    03
    The Elvis Eight
    It is an eight elvis silkscreen which
    is considered Andy Warhol's most
    expensive work. It has not been
    seen since 1960 when it was
    bought by a collector.
    05
    Race Riot
    It is part of the collection known as
    death and disaster. It shows young black
    protesters being bombed and attacked
    by police dogs.
    Endangered Species

    In 1983, Andy Warhol created a


    series of ten color silkscreen
    prints called Endangered Species
    depicting endangered animals
    from around the world

    06
    His social impact

    In addition to being the greatest representative of pop art, Andry Warhol


    always stood out for giving a different meaning to everyday things, which
    allowed society to have a different meaning around him. Besides
    contributing to the evolution of art, he imposed fashion and a truly
    unique perspective on life.
    Our viewpoints.
    In general, as a group, we're very impressed by this artist
    because he always sought to represent the contemporary
    world as it's in such an amazing and unique way that he was
    always admired by those around him. Moreover, it is amazing
    that he has used the world of colors as a means of
    expression and message in each of his works and also that
    he has created it in such a way that at first glance it
    captures the attention, because for him "what sells are the
    eyes".

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