top of the pops
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Did Andy Warhol change everything?. Top of the Pops. History of Pop Art. Emerged in Britain in 1950s In America in late 1950s Challenged traditions of “fine art” Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Poems, Music Takes inspiration from mainstream America Used images from pop culture - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
TOP OF THE POPSDid Andy Warhol change everything?
History of Pop Art Emerged in Britain in 1950s In America in late 1950s Challenged traditions of “fine art”
Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Poems, Music
Takes inspiration from mainstream America
Used images from pop cultureAdvertising, News, Popular Photography, etc.
Andy Warhol Born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1928 Graduated as a pictorial designer Became an illustrator in New York
(1949) Worked for an advertising company Began exhibiting his art in the 1950s but
did not go solo until 1962 This is where his works gained fame
Andy Warhol Cont. Created the “Factory” in 1962 Worked night and day on his art Used silk-screen to mass produce Created the “Warhol Superstars” Used to help him
ArtworksFilmsHelped create legendary atmosphere of the
Factory
Examples of Pop Art
After Warhol’s Attempted Assassination Shot by Valerie Solanas in 1968 He was never the same after that though His artwork changed as well Began his work in “business art” Commissioned to do celebrity portraits; the
majority of what he did after being shot Never tried to be on the forefront of
modern art again
Summary of Top of the Pops
Analyzes Andy Warhol’s life and many artworks
Discusses the reasoning behind Warhol’s pieces
Examines others’ critiques of his art and whether it can be considered art
Refers to both sides of the Pop Art debate
Danto vs. Greenberg
Significance of Andy Warhol Warhol challenged traditional artistic
beliefs“He made movies of objects that never
moved and used actors who could not act, and he made art that did not look like art.”
Ex: Duchamp’s ready-mades vs. Warhol’s work“He was responding to Duchamp’s ready-
mades by creating objects that only looked like ready-mades”
Menand’s Message Andy Warhol is one of the most important
artists of the 20th century“What made Warhol important was his
challenge to the impurist tradition itself”“Warhol looked at the players sitting around
the table of the New York avant-garde, and he raised the ante.”
His methods not only affected the art world, but was also representative of the changing culture taking place in the 1960s
Questions Many people say he founded Pop Art,
while others say it happened without him. What do you think?
Do you think his pieces are actually art? Did his pieces deserve the fame and
attention they brought? Does he deserve that fame and
attention?
Do you think Warhol has any effect on art in the 2000s?