Artist: Andy Warhol

Born: August 6, 1928, Pittsburgh, PA

Died: February 22, 1987, New York City, NY
Type of artist: Painter and Filmmaker
Art Period: Pop
Important Facts about Salvador Dali:
1. Andys first movie was called Sleep
2. Andy almost died when he was shot three times in the chest by Valerie
Solanis, a feminist..
3. In 1957 Warhol won the prestigious Art Directors Club Medal for a shoe
advertisement.

Most Important Works:

1. Campbells Soup Cans (1982)
2. Triple Elvis (1983)
3. Diamond Dust Shoes (1980)
I chose Andy Warhol because I love his work. I love how he uses
people and objects and puts his own artistic ways into his work.
Every time I look at his art, I find it bright and comfortable. Most
pop art is colorful and has meaning like how Warhol does it to his.
His view brings understanding to what it was like back then.
Warhol used popular icons and memorable events

Campbells Soup Cans- Andy Warhol

This is what I see when I look at the artwork: The thing that most captures
my attention is the fact that there are cans all over. To me this represents the
simplicity and the importance of soup back then. Simplicity can sometimes be
the greatest art ever.
All art is made using a variety of art elements: line, shape, color, texture
and space. The one or two elements that stand out in this piece of work
are:
The colors, the repetition and the organization stands out most in this work of
art. How is it that soup cans can become famous even though we see them
around a lot? Somehow Warhol made this happen.
Artists create a mood with their work. Sometimes the mood is happy,
sometimes sad, and sometimes angry. Sometimes, the art makes the
viewer feel alone. The mood for this artwork is
Calm is what Andy expresses in this art piece .
Artists try to communicate or send messages with their art work. What
message do you think the artist was trying to send with this work?
The most important aspect of this work of art is the simplicity and the
popularity of soup cans. I dont think Warhol believes a great mind or being
artistic is needed to be a great artist. Anything can be created into great art.
I like_X___ I do not like ____ this artwork because it makes me
think._ that artistic skills are not needed all the time to

produce great art work. Andy Warhol was able to create a

piece worth millions of dollars and it is just soup cans.