It can be said that in the rapidly changing art world, andy warhol is still one of the most influential idols in modern and contemporary art and popular culture.
So, how should we see his works?
I want to analyze it from the perspective of celebrity effect and pop art, many people have done it; Then, I want to look at andy warhol's art from the perspective of "satirical art".
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = irony, also known as irony, refers to the disharmony between the actual results of a series of events and the normal or expected results. We can widely observe the existence of this irony in many literary works and visual arts.
In andy warhol's art, satire and its influence on his artistic language can be seen everywhere.
He broke the traditional rules of the game and integrated the ambiguity between pop culture and creative art, thus forming the irony of pop art..
His satire can be applied not only to the art world, but also to many cultural landscapes in our society.
In 195s, andy warhol became an advertising illustrator. He designed illustrations for women's shoes, perfumes and cakes. (Pictured above) This early career had a great influence on his later artistic style. Soon, Warhol entered the circle of pure art.
Pop art appeared in America in the late 195s. At that time, pop art was a response to abstract expressionism, which had dominated the United States for nearly a decade. Many pop artists, including Warhol, believe that the works of art created by American abstract expressionists are too divorced from the audience, and the artistic ideas they preach are too alienated from the general public, which seems to be understood only by senior professional artists.
To put it simply, pop artists believe that American abstract expressionism, which was touted by academic circles in the 195s, was divorced from the masses, making art a plaything of a small number of artistic elites. Therefore, they created another form of art-pop art. Literally, pop means pop, so pop art is as easy to understand as its name. It is based on the image of popular culture and the concept of consumerism, with the aim of providing approachable art to a wider audience.
Therefore, from the state of occurrence, pop art as a whole is a group of artists' satire on American abstract expressionism.
Abstract art emphasizes the action of painting, the uniqueness of painting behavior and painting result, and the absolute will of the artist as the subject; Pop art satirizes these self-righteous artistic languages, proclaims the result of art rather than the process, praises the mass communication brought by consumerism and market economy, weakens the mystery of the artist's genius, and emphasizes the simplicity and pleasure of art.
Warhol has undoubtedly become the spokesman of pop art. He knows both how to package himself and the preferences of the market. He cleverly applied the concept of advertising to his art form, highlighting the concept of "mass production" by using consumer goods, celebrities, news stories and repeated images, which is completely contrary to the artistic concept pursued by traditional art and abstract expressionism-art is no longer unique, and art can also become a product of mass production.
On the whole, Warhol is blurring the boundary between elegant art and ordinary goods from the perspective of artistic execution and artistic content. He copied various images symbolizing American commercial products on canvas, such as canned Campbell Soup and coca-cola bottle. He turned the pop figures that constantly appeared in TV and public view into images that repeatedly appeared in paintings, such as "Golden Marilyn" (below, left, in MoMA) and "Twelve Elvis Presley", as if these celebrities themselves were produced in large quantities.
andy warhol (1928-1987) is one of the most important artists in the 2th century, and his charm and popularity have not faded to this day. His name and face are remembered by people; His works appear on the walls of major museums and the surfaces of fashion items; His famous aphorism became the creed of dream catchers.
It can be said that in the rapidly changing art world, andy warhol is still one of the most influential idols in modern and contemporary art and popular culture.
So, how should we see his works?
I want to analyze it from the perspective of celebrity effect and pop art, many people have done it; Then, I want to look at andy warhol's art from the perspective of "satirical art".
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = irony, also known as irony, refers to the disharmony between the actual results of a series of events and the normal or expected results. We can widely observe the existence of this irony in many literary works and visual arts.
In andy warhol's art, satire and its influence on his artistic language can be seen everywhere.
He broke the traditional rules of the game and integrated the ambiguity between pop culture and creative art, thus forming the irony of pop art..
His satire can be applied not only to the art world, but also to many cultural landscapes in our society.
In 195s, andy warhol became an advertising illustrator. He designed illustrations for women's shoes, perfumes and cakes. (Pictured above) This early career had a great influence on his later artistic style. Soon, Warhol entered the circle of pure art.
Pop art appeared in America in the late 195s. At that time, pop art was a response to abstract expressionism, which had dominated the United States for nearly a decade. Many pop artists, including Warhol, believe that the works of art created by American abstract expressionists are too divorced from the audience, and the artistic ideas they preach are too alienated from the general public, which seems to be understood only by senior professional artists.
To put it simply, pop artists believe that American abstract expressionism, which was touted by academic circles in the 195s, was divorced from the masses, making art a plaything of a small number of artistic elites. Therefore, they created another form of art-pop art. Literally, pop means pop, so pop art is as easy to understand as its name. It is based on the image of popular culture and the concept of consumerism, with the aim of providing approachable art to a wider audience.
Therefore, from the state of occurrence, pop art as a whole is a group of artists' satire on American abstract expressionism.
Abstract art emphasizes the action of painting, the uniqueness of painting behavior and painting result, and the absolute will of the artist as the subject; Pop art satirizes these self-righteous artistic languages, proclaims the result of art rather than the process, praises the mass communication brought by consumerism and market economy, weakens the mystery of the artist's genius, and emphasizes the simplicity and pleasure of art.
Warhol has undoubtedly become the spokesman of pop art. He knows both how to package himself and the preferences of the market. He cleverly applied the concept of advertising to his art form, highlighting the concept of "mass production" by using consumer goods, celebrities, news stories and repeated images, which is completely contrary to the artistic concept pursued by traditional art and abstract expressionism-art is no longer unique, and art can also become a product of mass production.
On the whole, Warhol is blurring the boundary between elegant art and ordinary goods from the perspective of artistic execution and artistic content. He copied various images symbolizing American commercial products on canvas, such as canned Campbell Soup and coca-cola bottle. He turned the pop figures that constantly appeared in TV and public view into images that repeatedly appeared in paintings, such as "Golden Marilyn" (below, left, in MoMA) and "Twelve Elvis Presley", as if these celebrities themselves were produced in large quantities.