Andy+Warhol

Analyze and Debate Blue Unit 2

 Andy Warhol

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“I am a deeply superficial person”- Andy Warhol Andy Warhol is perhaps the most misunderstood and complex artist in history even though statements he made about his own work invoked a naive simplicity. This is perhaps why he is so misunderstood. Andy Warhol did not make it easy for the people of his time. He did not explain his work in emotional or historical terms. He was deliberately coy and naive. He made one think that perhaps his work was as vapid as he said it was. But in the corner of his blank stare was faint evidence that everyth  ing about this man was mired in sarcasm and irony. This irony was so thick it clouded the truth of what he was doing.

Andy Warhol was also hated and considered a threat because he seemingly broke the most important covenants of what made an artist: talent, originality, passion and preciousness. By undermining these sacred truths and throwing them into question he essentially pulled the rug out from under “fine art.” But, his work is much much more than merely iconoclastic. It brings up several layers of dual meanings. By breaking the rules he gave artists and patrons a whole new set of topics to explore.









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