Pop Art Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Painting

Warhol pop art.

Pop art andy warhol marilyn monroe painting. He used the same publicity still of the actress that he had previously used for dozens of paintings. Andy warhol made many many paintings and prints of the actress and american sex symbol marilyn monroe transforming her from a pop icon into a pop art product it s no accident that warhol painted soup cans and pop stars in the same style he explored celebrity as a force that transformed people into commercial objects. Andy warhol created three marilyn monroe screen print portfolios in 1967 a few years after the actress passed away in 1962. One of the most well known artists of the pop event was andy warhol a young commercial illustrator from manhattan whorl s use of popular icons and brands as the focus of his art is what made him famous the warhol painting i will be analyzing is gold marilyn monroe.

Pop art started its movement in london thanks to an independent group of artists that were attracted to advertisements that depicted american mass culture and materialism. The portfolio of 10 screen prints was one of the first prints warhol printed and distributed through factory additions new york. Marilyn monroe was the first one. Andy warhol marilyn monroe marilyn 1967 fs ii 22 31 1.

Warhol s marilyn diptych exemplified everything that pop art was thanks to its explicit reference to marilyn monroe who was an icon of pop culture. It is in the collection of the tate.