Andy Warhol
1928-1987
No other artist is as much identified with Pop Art as Andy
Warhol. The media called him the Prince of Pop. Warhol made
his way from a Pittsburgh working class family to an American
legend.
Born Andrew Warhola, August 6, 1928, in the industrial city of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Andy Warhol is best known for his
exploration of Pop Art, mass producing images of mass
produced objects.
As a young man he became one of New York's most sought of
and successful commercial illustrators. In 1952, he had his first
one man show. In the sixties, Warhol started painting daily
objects of mass productions like Campbell soup cans and coke
bottles.
Andy Warhol
Self Portrait
Warhol experimented in media such as film, sculpture,
paint, and silkscreen, but perhaps his greatest work was
his invention of himself as an international celebrity
and pop culture icon.
In July of 1968. the pop artist was shot three times into
the chest by a woman named Valerie Solanis.
Warhol never recovered completely from his wounds
and had to wear a bandage around his waist for the rest
of his life.
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The Pop artist loved cats, and images of them can be
found in quite a few of his work. He has obsessed by
the ambition to become famous and wealthy and he
knew that he could achieve the American Dream
only by hard work.
Andy Warhol died February 22, 1987 from
complications after a gall bladder operation. More
than 2000 people attended his Memorial Service.
Two years later the Andy Warhol. Museum was opened
in his home town of Pittsburgh.
Pop Art
Andy Warhol Quote.
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In the future everyone will be worldfamous for 15 minutes.
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A relief print is created by using a raised surface of the
block that is inked and put in contact with paper and
burnished to transfer the image.
Block
A piece of linoleum, wood, metal or surface
from which a print is taken.
Multiblock printing uses more than
one block. Each block is cut for one
color. You will use three blocks. One
for the background, one for the middle
ground and one for the fore ground.
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Edition number
A set of identical
prints, numbered
and signed by the
artist.
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Artist Proof- The preliminary print taken to
examine the progress of the work at
successive stages.
Burnisher
A tool used to apply pressure by rubbing on the
back of the paper laid on an inked block.
Ink slab
A smooth surface that is used to roll
out ink for printing.
Gouge
A tool used for clearing away non-image
areas from the block.
Brayer
A tool used to roll ink onto a block by hand.
Printmaking Steps.
1. Decide on an image. You have to see
the images as shapes.
2. Background is either a solid color or
multicolored .
3. Middle ground is the detailing in your
image. Choose contrasting colors.
4. Foreground is the dark contour lines.
5. Your multiblock print is printed 4
times on a single piece of paper.
6. Each background can be a different
color.
7. Middle ground color should be
contrasting and printed in a different
color or value each time.
8. Foreground is printed in black or any
dark shade of color.
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