Andy WarholAndy Warhol

St.Petersburg2011

• AndAndyy Warhol was Warhol was bornborn in in 1928 in1928 in PittsburghPittsburgh,, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania.

HeHe was an was an American American painter, painter, printmaker, and printmaker, and filmmaker who filmmaker who was a leading was a leading figure in the figure in the visual art visual art movement movement known as pop known as pop art.art.

• Warhol first applied his Warhol first applied his silkscreen techniques silkscreen techniques in the 1950s. His in the 1950s. His initial forays into the initial forays into the POP ART came in the POP ART came in the early 1960s with his early 1960s with his Coca - Cola Bottles Coca - Cola Bottles (1962) and sculptures (1962) and sculptures of Brillo Boxes (1964), of Brillo Boxes (1964), which brought him which brought him worldwide recognition. worldwide recognition. Condemned as Condemned as consumerism by consumerism by many critics, his work many critics, his work was enthusiastically was enthusiastically accepted in Europe, accepted in Europe, Australia and Japan.Australia and Japan.

• His screen His screen printed printed images of images of Marilyn Marilyn Monroe, soup Monroe, soup cans, and cans, and sensational sensational newspaper newspaper stories, stories, quickly quickly became became synonymous synonymous with Pop Art.with Pop Art.

• After a After a successful successful career as a career as a commercial commercial illustrator, illustrator, Warhol Warhol became became famous famous worldwide for worldwide for his work as a his work as a painter, painter,

avant-garde avant-garde filmmaker, filmmaker, and a record and a record producer.producer.

• On February 22nd in 1987, Warhol died unexpectedly in a New York hospital following a gall bladder operation.

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