Andy Warhol 1928-1987

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Andy Warhol1928-1987
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No other artist is as much identified with Pop
Art as Andy Warhol. The media called him the
Prince of Pop. Warhol made his way from a
Pittsburgh working class family to an American
legend. Born Andrew Warhola, August 6, 1928, in
the industrial city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
Andy Warhol is best known for his exploration of
Pop Art, mass producing images of mass produced
objects.As a young man he became one of New
York's most sought of and successful commercial
illustrators. In 1952, he had his first one man
show. In the sixties, Warhol started painting
daily objects of mass productions like Campbell
soup cans and coke bottles.
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Andy Warhol Self Portrait
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Warhol experimented in media such as film,
sculpture, paint, and silkscreen, but perhaps his
greatest work was his invention of himself as an
international celebrity and pop culture icon.
In July of 1968. the pop artist was shot three
times into the chest by a woman named Valerie
Solanis.Warhol never recovered completely from
his wounds and had to wear a bandage around his
waist for the rest of his life. .
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• The Pop artist loved cats, and images of them can
  be found in quite a few of his work. He has
  obsessed by the ambition to become famous and
  wealthy and he knew that he could achieve the
  American Dream only by hard work.
• Andy Warhol died February 22, 1987 from
  complications after a gall bladder operation.
  More than 2000 people attended his Memorial
  Service.
• Two years later the Andy Warhol. Museum was
  opened in his home town of Pittsburgh.

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Pop Art
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Andy Warhol Quote.

• In the future everyone will be world-famous for
  15 minutes.

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Andy Warhol Gallery
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Andy Warhol Gallery
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Andy Warhol Gallery
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Andy Warhol Gallery
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Andy Warhol Gallery
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A relief print is created by using a raised
surface of the block that is inked and put in
contact with paper and burnished to transfer the
image.
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Block A piece of linoleum, wood, metal or
surface from which a print is taken.
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Multiblock printing uses more than one block.
Each block is cut for one color. You will use
three blocks. One for the background, one for
the middle ground and one for the fore ground.

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• Edition number
• A set of identical prints, numbered and
  signed by the artist.

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• Artist Proof- The preliminary print taken to
  examine the progress of the work at successive
  stages.

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BurnisherA tool used to apply pressure by
rubbing on the back of the paper laid on an inked
block.
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Ink slab A smooth surface that is used to roll
out ink for printing.
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Gouge A tool used for clearing away non-image
areas from the block.
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Brayer A tool used to roll ink onto a block by
hand.
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Printmaking Steps.1. Decide on an image. You
have to see the images as shapes. 2. Background
is either a solid color or multicolored .3.
Middle ground is the detailing in your image.
Choose contrasting colors.4. Foreground is the
dark contour lines.5. Your multiblock print is
printed 4 times on a single piece of paper. 6.
Each background can be a different color.7.
Middle ground color should be contrasting and
printed in a different color or value each
time.8. Foreground is printed in black or any
dark shade of color.
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