LACMA : Andy Warhol

What's up everyone, my name is Aaron and this is my day at the LACMA Art Museum. 
For the record this was my first time at LACMA, so the whole time I was just flipping out all over the place at all the really rad art everywhere around me. But let's get to the real topic of this post, Andy Warhol.

Everyone should know at least one thing about Andy Warhol, but if you don't here's are filler provided by Wiki.  Andy Warhol was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. Warhol's art encompassed many forms of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death. He founded Interview Magazine and was the author of numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. 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. Now that you know a little bit about him lets explore some of my favorite things I found of Warhol's work at the LACMA.

First thing I did was to make my way to the exhibition called Futbol: The Beautiful Game. A room full of art about celebrating the eve of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the exhibition includes thirty artists who made art featuring players around the world and Andy Warhol just happened to be in the exhibition, so I dropped on by and saw this....

--If you world like to see more art from Futbol: The Beautiful Game the exhibition is up until July 20th. --

Then me and my sister made our way to the art exhibition with artwork from 1960's to find more art by Warhol. 

 Left:

 Campbell's Soup Can

Andy Warhol (United States, 1964)

Oil on canvas

Canvas: 36 x 24 in.

Right:

Black and White Disaster

Andy Warhol (United States, 1962)

Acrylic and silkscreen enamel

Canvas: 96 x 72 in.

Left:

Campbell's Soup Can X Sister 

Top Right:

Cow Wallpaper

Prints

Bottom Right:

Marilyn Monroe Diptych

United States, 1970

Prints

I had fun at the LACMA. His work is still up for display.

Make your way down there this summer if you have a chance.

LACMA

5905 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles CA 90036

tel 323 857-6000