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Andy Warhol – genius consumer

Andy Warhol - genius consumer

Andy Warhol – genius consumer


In Europe and the East, people like to bargain – buy and sell, sell and buy – they are traders by nature. Americans are not so interested in selling – in fact, they will rather throw out than sell. What they really like to do is buy – people, money, countries (The Philosophy of Andy Warhol).
One day, Andy Warhol (originally – Andrew Warhola, the fourth child in a family of immigrants from Eastern Slovakia) was a mediocre advertiser and woke up as a famous artist. He became the leader of American pop art thanks to the series of paintings created on the eve, which depicted bottles of Coca-Cola, various canned food and Campbell’s soup cans. It was simple and primitive, but critics said that the works of the young artist skillfully revealed the vulgarity, emptiness and facelessness of the Western culture of mass consumption.

Warhol did not argue with critics, but continued to shock the public. Soon he created portraits of American idols (Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley and others), using awful acid tones. The public liked it. Then Andy invited his close friends to urinate on his canvases before he sold them. For one of the exhibitions Warhol dyed his hair silver and presented himself as his own work.
Andy Warhol and his collection of paintings Endangered species

Andy Warhol and his collection of paintings Endangered species


25-hour amateur film shot by Warhol without a script and without a story, with naked actors wandering aimlessly became the apogee. And it was a success! Consumers of art were delighted. Warhol became a star of the American subculture of the 60s, but remained faithful to the cans of tomato soup that raised him to the top.
In 1968, the feminist Valerie Solanas (a fan of the artist) shot her “teacher” and seriously wounded him. Andy survived, but remained an invalid and, as he later said, “lost some spark”.
The rest of his life the artist did not part with the tape recorder. “I have no memory”, he told. “Every day is a new day for me, because I do not remember yesterday. Every minute is like the first minute of my life. I’m trying to remember, but I cannot. My mind is like a tape recorder with a single button: Delete”.
Andy Warhol died in 1987. He left dozens of canvases. His glory has not faded even now, and the cost of his paintings confirms the thesis – Americans love to buy. For example, Andy’s work Big Campbell’s Soup Can with Can Opener was sold on November 10, 2010 at Christie’s auction in New York for $ 23.9 million, and his Coca-Cola was sold for 35 million 362.5 thousand dollars.

Andy Warhol – genius consumer

Andy Warhol in his childhood

Andy Warhol in his childhood

Andy Warhol in his student years

Andy Warhol in his student years

Andy Warhol's Factory Studio

Andy Warhol’s Factory Studio

Amazing Andy Warhol

Amazing Andy Warhol

Awesome Andy Warhol

Awesome Andy Warhol

Charming Andy Warhol

Charming Andy Warhol

Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol

Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol

Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol

Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol

Famed Andy Warhol

Famed Andy Warhol

Famous Andy Warhol

Famous Andy Warhol

Great Andy Warhol

Great Andy Warhol

Interesting Andy Warhol

Interesting Andy Warhol

Mohammed Ali and Andy Warhol

Mohammed Ali and Andy Warhol

Notorious Andy Warhol

Notorious Andy Warhol

Outstanding Andy Warhol

Outstanding Andy Warhol

Pele and Andy Warhol

Pele and Andy Warhol

Prominent Andy Warhol

Prominent Andy Warhol

Respected Andy Warhol

Respected Andy Warhol

Talented Andy Warhol

Talented Andy Warhol

Valerie Solanas

Valerie Solanas

Well known Andy Warhol

Well known Andy Warhol

Wonderful Andy Warhol

Wonderful Andy Warhol

Yellow Warhol, 1986

Yellow Warhol, 1986

Banana

Banana

Black Lenin

Black Lenin

Campbell’s tomato soup

Campbell’s tomato soup

Campbell’s tomato soup

Campbell’s tomato soup

Che Guevara, 1968

Che Guevara, 1968

Coca Cola

Coca Cola

Cow

Cow

Flowers, 1964

Flowers, 1964

Green bottles of Coca-Cola, 1962

Green bottles of Coca-Cola, 1962

Gun, 1982

Gun, 1982

Hamburger, 1960

Hamburger, 1960

Legendary Andy Warhol

Legendary Andy Warhol

Mao Tse-tung, 1972

Mao Tse-tung, 1972

Merry Christmas shoe

Merry Christmas shoe

Portrait-collage of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol

Portrait-collage of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol

Red Lenin, 1960

Red Lenin, 1960

Statue of Liberty, 1962

Statue of Liberty, 1962

The Silver Car Accident

The Silver Car Accident

Triple Elvis

Triple Elvis