Andy Warhol Case Study

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chapter 1: Andy Warhol’s work on his work.

The subject of Andy Warhol work was mostly about the mass produce world in a modern day New York City. He would explore with other medium besides art such as celebrity, media and commercial advertisement. Warhol was really fond of the social status of Hollywood stars. The glamour and fame was what makes him inspired. He would collect magazine and newspaper tabloid just so he could stay updated with the latest trend.

The big apple was the epicentre of his newly found fame since his move to New York from Pittsburgh in 1949. Before he was a pop artist, Andy Warhol was a commercial artist who worked for magazine liked glamour, vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. There, he did illustrations using blotted line techniques. A method which requires a fountain ink pen, tracing paper or absorbent paper with some watercolour dyes. The results give off a distorted drawing in a form of broken lines and dots, creating that whimsical yet playful effect. This was Warhol’s signature style during the 1950s.

Studio 54 was a perfect night for Andy Warhol to hang out with the stars such as Truman capote, Diana Vreeland and Bianca jagger. The club was owned by Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell. However it lasted only till 1981. Warhol was socialising more with the celebrities rather than just hanging around with them. Truman capote was a novelist who happens to write a book called breakfast at tiffany’s (1958) which Audrey Hepburn would later star as the main character in the film. Similarly to Warhol, Capote started of his career as a publisher in glamour magazine and Harper’s bazaar back in 1946, selling short stories. His literary and social star status aspired Andy Warhol to be different than other commercial artist during the 1950s. Capote sense of style was well-known at the time for his jeans and t-shirts. This would later become part of Warhol fashion trademark when he rose to fame in the