Difference between revisions of "Andy Warhol"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(creation from uncapped version) |
Jeremiah4-22 (talk | contribs) (Expand and Cats) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | Andy Warhol was a 20th century artist who pioneered '[[Pop Art]]' which used [[Pop Culture|pop-culture]] imagery to make beautiful [[painting|paintings]], a [[paradox|paradoxical]] process. He | + | '''Andy Warhol''' was a 20th century artist of [[Poland|Polish]] origin who, starting as an advertising illustrator, pioneered '[[Pop Art]]' which used [[Pop Culture|pop-culture]] imagery to make beautiful [[painting|paintings]], a [[paradox|paradoxical]] process. He was also a notable experimental film-maker. |
| − | [[Category: | + | The author [[Gore Vidal]] said of him, rather unflatteringly, that ''"Andy Warhol is the only genius with an IQ of 60."'' |
| + | |||
| + | Although he survived being shot by a radical [[feminism|feminist]] in 1968, he died in 1987. | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Warhol, Andy}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Artists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Cinema]] | ||
Revision as of 18:54, April 30, 2007
Andy Warhol was a 20th century artist of Polish origin who, starting as an advertising illustrator, pioneered 'Pop Art' which used pop-culture imagery to make beautiful paintings, a paradoxical process. He was also a notable experimental film-maker.
The author Gore Vidal said of him, rather unflatteringly, that "Andy Warhol is the only genius with an IQ of 60."
Although he survived being shot by a radical feminist in 1968, he died in 1987.