Andy Warhol Biography

Andy Warhol was an artist that defied every aspect of the traditional artist in the 1960s. He created the idea of taking photographs from magazines and advertisements to create his paintings. He took said photographs and created a silk screen which he then essentially made copies of the image on canvas. Some of his most famous works are the collection of paintings that display repetitive images. He took images of people or everyday objects, then proceeded to silkscreen them in various colors using the same screen. The idea of making copies of images and repeatedly putting them beside each other was never done before. The repetitive images are not just repeated pictures; they have hidden meanings behind them.
Repetition represents the want to

He grew up looking different than everyone else. He developed skin disorders and his hair became very light due to his childhood illnesses. Thus, he always hated how he looked and he did not socialize with people for fear he would be made fun of. He was not perfect and he knew it. He viewed everyone around him that was “normal” as being perfect because he was not “normal”. Therefore, he took on the personalities of those around him. He acted like Shirley Temple because he viewed her as perfect. He wanted to be like her because people liked her. People liked Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy, which is one of the reasons why he made the paintings using the same silk screen with the small variation in each image. He desired to be perfect and to fit

Ever since Andy was a kid, he was obsessed with fame. He knew that famous people had power and could make things up that the public would believe. Andy was curious about this. He liked the idea that if he became famous, he could separate the truth from what he told people. He could make up any story he wanted about himself and people would believe him. In Andy's autobiography, he wrote about how he would lie purposely to different newspapers just to see what paper a person reads. He knew that the newspapers would believe everything he said because of the power he had by being known. By Andy creating paintings with repetition, he could pull more people in to look at his work. People were interested and questioned why he made a painting of 32 Campbell's Soup cans. The people talked about his work which made even more people want to see it and later purchase customized paintings from him. Although, Andy’s want to be famous is more than just wanting to be known and have