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'''Andy Warhol''' (/ˈwɔrhɒl/; born '''Andrew Warhola'''; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as [[pop art (nonfiction)]]. | [[File:Andy_Warhol.jpg|250px|thumb|Andy Warhol. Between 1966 - 1977, photo by Jack Mitchell.]]'''Andy Warhol''' (/ˈwɔrhɒl/; born '''Andrew Warhola'''; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as [[pop art (nonfiction)]]. | ||
== Biography == | |||
His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. | His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. | ||
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After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. | After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. | ||
Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand | Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. | ||
He was also a pioneer in | He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death. | ||
He | He coined the widely used expression [[Fifteen minutes of fame (nonfiction)|fifteen minutes of fame]]. | ||
== In the News == | |||
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File:Warhol (horror film).jpg|link=Warhol (horror film)|'''''[[Warhol (horror film)|Warhol]]''''' is a biographical science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott. | |||
= | File:Green-Ring Dick-Cavett-Show 1969.jpg|link=Green Ring (AI)|November 19, 1974: [[Green Ring (AI)|Green Ring]] tells [[Dick Cavett (nonfiction)|Dick Cavett]] a funny story about the time [[Alice Beta]] and Andy Warhol ran into each other — "literally ran into each other, ''smacko'', like two outfielders chasing a pop fly" — in some Manhattan nightclub. | ||
File:Cheddar Cheese crop from Campbells Soup Cans MOMA.jpg|link=Pop art (nonfiction)|[[Pop art (nonfiction)|Pop art]] wishes Andy were here to keep making money. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Green Ring (AI)]] | |||
* [[Andy Warhol]] | * [[Andy Warhol]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Warhol (horror film)]] | ||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Fifteen minutes of fame (nonfiction)]] | * [[Fifteen minutes of fame (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Pop art (nonfiction)]] | * [[Pop art (nonfiction)]] | ||
External links | == External links == | ||
{{Template:Ext links: Andy Warhol}} | |||
=== Social media === | |||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
{{Template:Categories: Andy Warhol}} | |||
Latest revision as of 08:06, 10 January 2025
Andy Warhol (/ˈwɔrhɒl/; born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art (nonfiction).
Biography
His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.
After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist.
Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music.
He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death.
He coined the widely used expression fifteen minutes of fame.
In the News
Warhol is a biographical science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott.
November 19, 1974: Green Ring tells Dick Cavett a funny story about the time Alice Beta and Andy Warhol ran into each other — "literally ran into each other, smacko, like two outfielders chasing a pop fly" — in some Manhattan nightclub.
Pop art wishes Andy were here to keep making money.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Andy Warhol @ Wikipedia
- ANDY WARHOL: A Troubled Life and Death (Documentary) @ YouTube