Each is a painting of different variety of a Campbell’s Soup can. Perhaps the most iconic work of Pop Art, it comprises 32 canvases, each identical in size and content (well almost). Warhol’s treatment of this (inanimate) consumer item par excellence might help you understand his portraits of actual people. In true radical Warhol style, we thought it fitting to begin with a not-so-typical portrait. So as you think about what you’d like to make with this month’s Smart Art Box, take a look at 5 of Warhol’s must-see portrait paintings for some inspiration! We think these questions are still super valid. Specifically, Warhol forced us to ask: why can’t art be separate from the celebrity and popular culture images and objects that we see daily? He also left us with a new way of thinking about art: Pop. The Pittsburgh born artist was a staple in the New York art world between the 1960s until his death in 1987, and produced many works of painting, silkscreening, photography, sculpture and film. To celebrate May's Smart Art Box inspired by Andy Warhol's iconic Pop Art, we wanted to feature some of his greatest works.Įven if you’re not an art historian or expert, I’d take a guess that you know who Andy Warhol is? If you haven’t heard of the celebrity stories from his iconic New York studio, The Factory, or his controversial art and antics, you’ll recognize him from his impossible-to-miss white wig!
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