Andy Warhol

Hello fellow print-makers, hope everyone is having a great day! I just wanted to share with you my experience at MOMA.  I had the opportunity to go to New York this past March and visit the Museum of Modern Art.  Although there were many interesting collections and artists, the one that stood out to me was the Andy Warhol collection.  I had to wait four floors until I found it but it was definitely worth the wait.

A little about Andy Warhol himself, he is an American artist known for pop art during the visual art movement.  The subjects of his earlier work derived from advertisements and comic strips, first hand-painted and then silk screened.  The type of mediums Warhol used in this art included hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music.  He founded Interview Magazine and was the author of numerous books such as Popism: The Warhol Sixties.  His studio, The Factory, was a famous gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons. One of his famous piece was the Campbell's Soup in 1962 where he appropriated Campbell soup and changed the entire meaning altogether.

I had a great time viewing his work at the gallery.  I didn't realize how big the Campbell Soup piece was until I was up close.  It was awesome to be able to see the details of each and every different soup piece.   His Marilyn Diptych was pretty neat too, his use of colors really captures the "pop art" theme.  I definitely recommend visiting his collection if you are ever in New York, his work was truly inspiring and being able to see it in person was the cherry on top.

Happy printmaking ya'll!

-Somaly