Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Paintings

Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe paintings form the bulk of his paintings currently on exhibit at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, and there are multiple online sites devoted to the late artist’s work as well. The Andy Warhol museum contains over 4000  roofing contractors monroe la works of art which include prints, drawings, paintings, photographs and videos. This museum also has a lot of interesting information about the artist’s life. Andy Warhol (real name Andy Warhola), was an iconic artist who’s work will not soon be forgotten, and his name is synonymous with the “Pop Art” style he made famous.

Andy received his degree in design from the Carnegie Institute of Technology and subsequently became a commercial artist. Although he was unsuccessful in his initial endeavors, he eventually decided to make pop art, which included celebrities’ likenesses. Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe paintings can be described as part of this series of his artworks. Aside from Marilyn, Andy painted many other celebrities in his studio, called “The Factory.” However, in comparison to other celebrities he painted, it was Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe paintings for which he is best known.

Warhol was obsessed with fame, being famous, and the very concept of fame and its relation to the media. He was obsessed with Marilyn, and Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe art works are still living proof of it. Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe paintings depict the actress as mysterious, as well as beautiful, and his paintings of her are cast in many shades, as if to show the depth or her multifaceted character. Andy considered fame to be fleeting and was of the view that media is always looking for a new celebrity. He is credited with the phrase “15 minutes of fame”… which refers to the fact that each celebrity is only famous for so long before the becomes disinterested and moves on to the next celebrity.

Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe paintings are based on a photo of Marilyn taken during an outdoor shoot by photographer Gene Korman. Andy painted his works of Marilyn after her suicide in 1962, using a single color to depict her various “shades.” He then enlarged the paintings and transferred them to silk canvas. Once the base was transferred to silk he added other colors. paintings are to this day kept museum at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and serve as a memorial to a bygone age, and the life of a famous and beautiful, yet troubled, model and actress.