Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Film 16: Warhol/PBS



New question: Warhol's images were not original, yet he was able to create several 1,000 images using reproduction. Do you think the silk screen technique was a genius move on his part? What do you think of him as an artist? Does he even qualify as an artist to you? Why or Why not?

1 comment:

  1. My answer to this question was very similar, so I understand where you are coming from. You did a good job describing the techniques that Warhol used to create his art. I also prefer the tighter version of the Coca-Cola bottles for similar reasons. Overall, I think this video blog did a good job of describing both Warhol's work and your interpretation of it.

    I think that Warhol's use of silkscreening was very efficient on his part. He was saving himself a lot of time and work. He wanted a very uniform look and he achieved it through this process. Warhol liked repetition and silkscreening was the perfect technique for this. I think Warhol is a fantastic artist who was revolutionary for his time. I see why people think he was kind of copying others, but he always put his own spin on things, so I think he does qualify as an artist.

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