The Philosophy of Andy Warhol : (From A to B and Back Again)

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Warhol talks: about love, sex, beauty, fame, work, money, success; about New York and Americanca; and about himself. "A constant entertainment and enlightenment." -Truman Capote.

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Customer Reviews

How He Thought
Great book especially I am a fan. I get to see his line of thinking. And I get his philosophy. Fun light read that is very entertaining.

2010-06-24 | Carlzenski (Westchester, NY) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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This is an awesome book it's funny and Andy is God or at least my God and this is my bible :D

2009-10-15 | Giulia Goolia | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Read It When Things Suck
I only wish I'd had a copy of this book when I was dealing with rage in the workplace. Life can be tough and complicated. Somehow I think Andy Warhol was more than visionary when he saw such levels of stress entering into the American life. The modern age is complex with more than just issues of making money and survival - we are still struggling with the right use of our technology and STUFF. Andy, had he lived longer, would have been able to provide some insights and solutions towards the stupid things people do when it comes to cell-phones, text-messaging and "tracking" emails. He would have flipped for reality TV, and by now would have a show of his own. It would have been inevitable. Such a loss!

One thing I appreciated here was his advise to never complain or create problems when in the midst of other people's dramas... Learn how to use the drama of your own silence constructively! And then? After the drama has died down -? BLAME SOMEONE.

So far his philosophy is working like a charm! I LOVE IT!

2009-08-28 | Stargoddess7 (Seattle) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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The Ragady Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to Z and Back Again
Upon receiving this book ,which I gave as a gift to my sister, I was very disappointed. The book was listed as if it were in decent shape with a few minor imperfections. On the contrary, the book was in pitiful shape. Luckily, it was not the only thing I was giving to my sister. I don't feel like I over paid by too much, but I was expecting a good deal. What I got was less than a fair deal.

2009-04-20 (College Station, TX USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 2

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If you love Andy, you'll love his philosophy
This book was very funny and a great insight on how Andy's mind works.
Some of his philosophy is so far from the norm that when you think about it it actually might work. Its a quick read, seemingly a lot of it is actual transcribed conversations, so some things get a bit monotonous like an hour long conversation with B about what she cleaned all day. (I think the idea is that B is high and rambling, but its pretty funny when you think about it). I laughed out loud through most of the book, I highly recommend it if you're an Andy fan.

2008-08-26 | Flavia (New York) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Andy Warhol's Colors

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Learning about colors has never been so hip! In Andy Warhol's imagination, horses are purple and golden monkeys wear pink baubles on their tails. Through Andy Warhol's Colors, children will learn their colors as they discover that in modern art, anything is possible.

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Customer Reviews

Teaches Creativity
This is a small board book. I used it to show my students that anything can be any color and to stimulate their curiosity. It is also a good lead in to the study of Andy Warhol. A good buy!

2010-02-06 | Kinder Teach (Chicago, IL United States) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Andy Warhol's colors
got this book for my 1 year old's birthday gift and he loves it!! colorful animals grab children's attention. I'm also a big Andy Warhol fan :)

2009-07-14 | lizziedoesit (San Diego CA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Just ok
I am a huge Andy Warhol fan, so I purchased this book for my 1 year old daughter, who loves books. The colors are fun, and the words are ok, but some of the pictures are a little hard for a young child to discern what they are supposed to be, and some of the colors are a little muted for someone who is just learning their colors. I would recommend "Pop Warhol's Top" instead of this one, if you're looking for a children's book with illustrations by your favorite artists.

2009-06-22 | Josie's mom (Washington, DC) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 4

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good for the older kids
this is a great book for pictures and such, more geared toward a middle to high school level

2009-06-17 (New Jersey) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Cute but...
I was somewhat dissapointed by this book. Sure - the illustrations are hip and fun but there should a lot more to a children's book that a rip-off illustrations from a famous artist and a couple of words spread out throughout the pages. The book should be measured by its total impact and not just by the color and sturdiness of its pages. To sum it up: the book seemed 'undercooked' to me - there are better children's 'art' book on the market.

2009-01-03 (Chicago, Il) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 3

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The Andy Warhol Diaries

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Now in trade paperback, the sensational national bestseller that turns the spotlight on one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time.

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Customer Reviews

Awesome Take
Awesome take on the last years of Andy... I heart it! Like you were in the genius's presence and in stream of thought... just like everybody else, I would have enjoyed the company of this great man and this book is just perfect as it gives me an insider's look at Andy's life...

2010-06-24 | Carlzenski (Westchester, NY) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Overated, Boring, and Self Indulgent
This book is entirely overated. Warhol's prose is horrible considering the creative mind he posseses. I bought it used (thank God) and was bored to tears reading about taxi rides and what so-and-so was wearing. It was like reading a dreadfully boring gay man's blog. A bio on this character would be much more enlightening and a much less waste of time.

2010-01-23 (Seattle, WA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 1

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Wore out my original copy
Bought this book years ago in hardcover. Since I'm an Andy Warhol freak, I have worn the book out reading it so many times. Shipping was very fair and it got here quick so I was very grateful.

Since I lived very close to NYC at the times this book was written, I remember most of the people he writes about as well as the places and yes, met him several times. My mother called him a freak, she did not understand his very simple outlook on life. His observations of life and people are very keen.

If you like his art, reading from his view will give you a new look!

2009-09-22 (middletown, NY usa) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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warhol diaries
Upon receiving this book, I am amazed at how warhol chronicled his life. many run ins with celebrities and the fact that he kept a record of all his small finances were surprising.

Very interesting read and very informative of the life and times of the 1960's

thank you warhol for all the great art.

2008-10-28 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Feels like a brick!!!
That's an interesting book because it offers you a real close idea about who Andy Warhol was and how he went about his daily routine. You gotta have patience because it can get boring at times. Too much unnecessary information ( like how much he paid for the taxi on his way home ) some would say, but then again, if you are a fan of Warhol and his way of thinking, many parts of the book will just make you laugh!It's 800 pages long!

2008-10-24 (Juiz de Fora - MG - Brazil) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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Andy Warhol, Prince of Pop

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“IN THE FUTURE EVERYBODY will be world famous for 15 minutes.”

The Campbell’s Soup Cans. The Marilyns. The Electric Chairs. The Flowers. The work created by Andy Warhol elevated everyday images to art, ensuring Warhol a fame that has far outlasted the 15 minutes he predicted for everyone else. His very name is synonymous with the 1960s American art movement known as Pop.

But Warhol’s oeuvre was the sum of many parts. He not only produced iconic art that blended high and popular culture; he also made controversial films, starring his entourage of the beautiful and outrageous; he launched Interview, a slick magazine that continues to sell today; and he reveled in leading the vanguard of New York’s hipster lifestyle. The Factory, Warhol’s studio and den of social happenings, was the place to be.

Who would have predicted that this eccentric boy, the Pittsburgh-bred son of Eastern European immigrants, would catapult himself into media superstardom? Warhol’s rise, from poverty to wealth, from obscurity to status as a Pop icon, is an absorbing tale—one in which the American dream of fame and fortune is played out in all of its success and its excess. No artist of the late 20th century took the pulse of his time—and ours—better than Andy Warhol.

Praise for Vincent van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist:

“This outstanding, well-researched biography is fascinating reading.”—School Library Journal, Starred

“Readers will see not just the man but also the paintings anew.”—The Bulletin, Starred

“An exceptional biography that reveals the humanity behind the myth.”—Booklist, Starred

A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book

An ALA Notable Book


From the Hardcover edition.

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Customer Reviews

Pop iconography
This is a quick and enlightening biography of America's greatest pop artist, Andy Warhol. The book outlines his life, his art, and how Andy Warhol became an American icon. It not only provides a short life-sketch (his mother was his greatest encouragement), but also describes how Warhol became inseparable from American Pop Art (his application of art into media, extending the boundaries of art), his contribution to American culture (advertising, design, books, films, TV production and fashion), and his rise as an American icon (everybody wanted to be in Andy Warhol's company).

The book also contains a Warhol timeline, a list of Warhol's films and books, a glossary of art terms, notes on quotes and references, and sources of research material on Warhol, making it an interesting mini-compendium on the artist. Both art lovers and laymen will find this book enlightening.

2010-03-30 (Mumbai, India) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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As readable as they get
An exceptionally well-organized biography. At 138 pages, generally not that detailed but overall thorough in what it does present. I learned more about Andy's youth here than I had elsewhere. Having taken a long time to appreciate how much my parents did for me, I was pleased to see just how much Andrey and Julia (and his brothers) sacrificed for Andy.

If Andy was famous for being non-judgmental at the Factory, perhaps we can see the seeds of that in how accepting Andrej, Julia and his brothers were of unusual Andy. The distance from the seemingly ordinary Andrej and Julia to their extraordinary son seemed not that great.

Although the Velvet Underground merited a few pages, I was disappointed that Lou Reed seemed to only be covered by one sentence. But that's a small nit compared to how well Andy is presented. For the most part Andy's inner world is not revealed, but it seems no one has done that (not even Andy). As much as is written about Andy, a fascinating mystery remains and it is a big mystery. Perhaps I haven't learned from Andy how to accept surfaces. What I appreciate about this biography is that it blocks out his life so well.

The selection of his art in the middle of this book seems a good one. As an introduction to his art and to his life, this book seems a winner. The book closes with a good summary of important dates about Andy from 1926 to 2003, a list of selected films, a list of his books (which shoudln't be underestimated, for example "Popism" and "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol"), a glossary, notes, and an index. A lot of care has gone into constructing this biography.

After reading this biography, a good next step would be "365 Takes" from the Andy Warhol Museum. Warhol was an exceptional genius, which people are still coming to realize. We're fortunate in getting to know him better to have high quality help like this book.

2005-08-13 | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 4

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Prince of Pop Prints!
Greeneberg and Jordan are well-known for their lively biographies of artists. Prince of Pop is no exception. The cover prints of Warhol in full wig mania are sitmulating and invite the reader in. It is highly accessible and easy to read but not dumbed down. Their presentation takes the reader through a well-researched, chronological examination of his life in a balanced and honest way. There is much explanation of his inspiration and actual work process to interest the young artist. For non-artists there is a useful glossary of people and terms in the back. The authors also do a good job of explaining his personal dilemma between choosing a lucrative commercial art career and becoming a "great" artist. One of the best moments in the book shows how an art consultant gave him the Campbell soup can idea. Further insight into his unusual philosophies of art and life is revealed through the many quotes by Warhol, his critics, family and friends heading each chapter. Although geared for teens, the book does not avoid discussion of his decadent, wild social life nor his homosexuality. This is handled in a sensitive, but matter-of-fact way. It's just included as part of the wider context of his work in art, films and celebrity manufacturing. A really hip, fun biography!

2005-07-31 (South Pasadena, Calif.) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Highly recommended reading
While Andy Warhol: Prince Of Pop was co-authored by Jan Greeneberg and Sandra Jordan with teens in mind, it will also hold a dual interest for adult readers seeking a particularly lively, well detailed introduction to the life and works of ground breaking and innovative American artist Andy Warhol. There are selections of representative art but the strength of Andy Warhol: Prince Of Pop lies in its survey of his controversies, his New York hipster lifestyle, his influences, and his trend-setting achievements. Highly recommended reading, Andy Warhol: Prince Of Pop is so much more accessible than similar treatises which assume prior familiarity with Warhol's art.

2005-02-08 (Oregon, WI USA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Engaging biography of an influential artist
It's not every day that one reads a biography so insightful and compelling that one wants to go learn more about the subject. I first encountered ANDY WARHOL: PRINCE OF POP as an excerpt in RUSH HOUR: Volume Two - Bad Boys. The excerpt, covering the central controversial period of Warhol's celebrity in the 1960s, excited me so much that I knew I had to read more.

The rest of the biography does not disappoint. Organized in a linear narrative, the book covers Warhol's life, from his early childhood as the sickly child of Eastern European immigrants to his death at the age of 58 of complications after routine surgery. It organizes each period into thematic chapters filled with interesting anecdotes, pithy Warhol aphorisms, and memories from people who were there at the time.

Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan's extensive knowledge of the subject and in-depth research into Warhol's life make this book a treasure. It includes a timeline, a glossary of unfamiliar art terms, an extensive bibliography of sources, and is heavily illustrated with some of Warhol's most famous works. While intended as a biography for young adults, this book makes Warhol's life, work, and the art of his age accessible in a way that will appeal to readers of all ages.

One of the strongest aspects of the book is the authors' understanding and clear explanations of many of the art movements of the twentieth century. Also invaluable is the authors' illumination of the many processes Warhol used to produce his art, including painting, silk-screening, and experimental film.

It is difficult for biographers to avoid the trap of finding greatness in the origins of their subjects. This book contains many stories about the Warhol being drawn to art at an early age. However, the authors' careful plotting of the transformation of a shy and painfully awkward boy into the international celebrity also suggests that one of Andy's greatest creations was his own image as an artist.

ANDY WARHOL: PRINCE OF POP does not shy away from the racy subject matter of Warhol's experimental films or the raucous entourage he incorporated into his work in the 1960s. It also deals extensively, though not explicitly, with Warhol's homosexuality.

The work of Andy Warhol is so influential that even readers who do not know anything about him will probably recognize his famous paintings of Campbell soup cans, or his celebrity portraits silk-screened onto brightly colored backgrounds. Greenberg and Jordan's book is engaging and thought-provoking. It will undoubtedly set the standard for young adult biographies for years to come.

--- Reviewed by Sarah A. Wood

2004-12-10 (New York, NY) | Helpful Votes: 6 | Rating: 5

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The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol

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Village Voice and Interview cofounder John Wilcock was first drawn into the milieu of Andy Warhol through filmmaker Jonas Mekas, assisting on some of Warhol's early films, hanging out at his parties and quickly becoming a regular at the Factory. "About six months after I started hanging out at the old, silvery Factory on West 47th Street," he recalls, "[Gerard] Malanga came up to me and asked, 'When are you going to write something about us?'" Already fascinated by Warhol's persona, Wilcock went to work, interviewing the artist's closest associates, supporters and superstars. Among these were Malanga, Naomi Levine, Taylor Mead and Ultra Violet, all of whom had been in the earliest films; scriptwriter Ronnie Tavel, and photographer Gretchen Berg; art dealers Sam Green, Ivan Karp, Eleanor Ward and Leo Castelli, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Henry Geldzahler; the poets Charles Henri Ford and Taylor Mead, and the artist Marisol; and the musicians Lou Reed and Nico. Paul Morrissey supplied the title: The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol is the first oral biography of the artist. First published in 1971, and pitched against the colorful backdrop of the 1960s, it assembles a prismatic portrait of one of modern art's least knowable artists during the early years of his fame. The Autobiography and Sex Life is likely the most revealing portrait of Warhol, being composite instead of singular; each of its interviewees offers a piece of the puzzle that was Andy Warhol. This new edition corrects the many errors of the first, and is beautifully designed in a bright, Warholian palette with numerous illustrations.The British-born writer John Wilcock cofounded The Village Voice in 1955, and went on to edit seminal publications such as The East Village Other, Los Angeles Free Press, Other Scenes and (in 1970) Interview, with Andy Warhol.

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Customer Reviews

Excellent Book on the Famed Pop Artist
This is a superbly designed, well written book on Warhol, by someone who was on the scene at the time, and who knew Andy, Gerard, and the rest of the gang very well. The book was formally launched at a party at the Gershwin Hotel on August 6, 2010, hosted by Bob Heide and John Gilman, both also part of the Warhol constellation in their own way, and brings back to life a time in New York City when life was easy, space was cheap to rent, everything seemed open to everyone, and the city was bursting with painting, music, film and the joy of living. Along with David Bourdon's book on Warhol, this is the one to buy. Nice to see it back in print in a much improved, better designed edition. Buy it in hardback; this one's a keeper. Highly recommended.

2010-08-07 | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962-1987

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In the forty years since he first appeared on the New York art scene, Andy Warhol has become synonymous with Pop Art--and with the wry definition of fame as something that never lasts more than 15 minutes. But Warhol spent his career working so prodigiously as to assure long lasting renown. In the printmaking field alone, his output was prolific, and his appropriation of silkscreen as a fine art medium forever altered the way prints look.
This thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition of Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné: 1962-1987 traces Warhol's complete graphic oeuvre from his first unique works on paper in 1962 through his final published portfolio in 1987. More than 1,700 works are illustrated, an increase of 500 from the previous edition of the catalogue raisonné, and complete documentation is provided for each. New additions include a section focusing on Warhol's popular portraits, with documentation of prints that were related to paintings commissioned during the 1970s and 1980s and a new supplement featuring prints and illustrated books from the 1950s, including the beloved 25 Cats Named Sam and One Blue Pussy. There is also an eight-page essay by Donna De Salvo addressing Warhol's self-published books and portfolios from the same era. An extensive chronology of printmaking activity, a complete exhibition history, a selected bibliography, and a greatly expanded appendix to published prints, complete the book. Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné: 1962-1987, in its fourth edition, will continue to be the critical reference tool for scholars, collectors, auction houses, libraries, curators, and art dealers.
Warhol had the tremendous gift of understanding which were the defining myths of a generation. . . . [His] political gift was his ability to make objective as art the defining images of the American consciousness--the images that expressed our desires, our fears, and what we. . .trusted and mistrusted. --Arthur C. Danto

Fourth Edition Revised and Expanded by Frayda Feldman and Claudia Defendi.
Edited by Frayda Feldman, Claudia Defendi and Jörg Schellmann.
Essays by Arthur C. Danto and Donna De Salvo.

Hardcover, 9.75 x 11.75 in.,400 pages, 1500 color, 200 b/w illustrations

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Customer Reviews

Andy Warhol Pop Art
As the Owner and Manager of Pop and Contemporary Fine Art in Singapore I can heartily recommend this book to any serious collector or fan. As a catalogue raisonne it is obviously full of details and pictures of Andy Warhol's work. This book also includes his biography which is written in a manner that is rich and inviting. Andy Warhol is considered one of the forefathers of the Pop Art Movement alongside Keith Haring and Roy Lichtenstein. It is interesting to see how his influence is carried on today through great artists such as Burton Morris.Pop!

2010-01-11 | Pop and Contemporary Fine Art (Singapore) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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A must-have for any Warhol fan.
Provides a visual history of Warhol's entire catalog, including Artist Proofs and other little-known printings. I originally bought this because I had recently purchased one of Warhol's prints and thought it would be cool to learn more about the history of it. After I received it though, I found myself poring through it time and again, reliving the genius of warhol over and over.

This documents practically every known work of Warhol's, from his early days sketching shoes to his later, more famous works of celebrities in the 80s. Some people will assuredly buy it for it's coffee table bling, but if you do so, please do yourself a favor and read through it ad really enjoy the works of one of the world's most prolific and revolutionary artists.

2009-01-10 (Los Angeles) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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excellent Buyers guide
With a lot of so-called bargains on ebay, this really helps to verify if it is an athentic Warhol print. Good are the infos on Warhol's "after" prints like Sunday B. Morning.

2007-04-30 | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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only for true lovers
This is more of an encyclopedic collection. Get it only if you are a student (or more than just a fan). To be sure, there are many, many beautiful images (as was much of Warhol's work esp in the 80s) but most of the images are 2-inch or 4-inch squares. This is not a coffeetable book designed for delightful perusing and seeing large images.

2007-03-23 | see thru (Offcenter ZA) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 3

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ANDY WARHOL PRINTS: A CATALOGUE RAISONNE' 1962-1987
UNLIKELY IMPORTANT IS THE POMP AND DUSTY RESOLVE FROM ONE REVIEWER. THIS IS WITHOUT EQUAL A HAND BOOK FOR THE SILKSCREEN PRINTER. A VIRTUAL BLUE PRINT OF COLOR AND COMPOSITION LAYERED IN COMPLEX RICHNESS .
FOR THIS REVIEWER, PROCESS,PROCESS,PROCESS IS WARHOLS GIFT TO ART HISTORY {EVEN IF HIS ART IS MISTAKENLY THOUGHT OF AS VAPID . }
MASTERED BY SUCH PRINTERS AS ALEXZANDER HEINRICI AND RUPERT JASEN SMITH, SILKSCREEN PRINTING IS IN FACT A VERY COMPLEX ARTFORM.THESE PRINTS WHERE NOT MADE WITH THE AID OF COMPUTERS, SUCH AS TODAYS "ARTISTS" EMPLOY.RATHER THIS BODY OF WORKS ARE PAINSTAKENLY PRODUCED BY HAND EITHER BY WARHOL OR BY ARTISAIN PRINTERS.
COMPLEX PHOTOGRAPHIC MEANS ARE EMPLOYED FOR WARHOLS STENCIL MAKING. AS IMPORTANT TO ART HISTORY AS SENEFELDERS LITHOGRAPHIC PRESS INVENTION, SO WILL SILKSCREEN TECHNIQUES ANDY WARHOL PIONEERED. PERHAPS WARHOLS WORK WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IMPORTANT TO ART HISTORYS FUTURE PERVEYORS.IT WILL IN FACT BE TESTIMATE THAT A PRINTMAKING MEDIUM WAS MASTERED AND BARRIERS PUT DIRECTLY IN WARHOLS PATH BY BROW BEATEN ART CRITICS WAS CRUSHED,BECAUSE WARHOL GOT HIS REAR END OFF THE COUCH AND DID SOMETHING. I RATE THIS BOOK AS A 10 AND IS A MUST FOR STUDENTS OF PRINTMAKING AND MODERN ART.
SINCERELY PETRA

2005-12-18 | serigraphia1 (NYC) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5

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