Sunday, 17 January 2016

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol is another photographer that I came across while researching different artists. His work explores the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement flourished in the 1960's. 

Andy worked on something called Camouflage Self Portrait, this the photo above Andy had combined a polaroid photo of himself and layered it with a hot pink and red camouflage pattern, contrasting the individuality of portraiture with the uniformity of camouflage. The picture stares out at the viewer and is screened with that offers the illusion of personal protection but could also imply danger. This piece of art is within a series of camouflage paintings and was created in 1986. Andy was intrigued by the use of camouflage in the military and in fashion as an ambiguous instrument that could either conceal or call attention to the wearer. 

1 comment:

  1. you've uploaded some interesting research for the self portrait, some of which is detailed, some less so. the prep is ok too, with some good ideas - but you could be more detailed and express more depth on how you will execute the idea. some good work though.

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