The Case For Andy Warhol | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

You’ve heard his name. You’ve seen the Campbell’s Soup cans. You might know something about The Factory. But perhaps you’ve wondered why Andy Warhol gets so much attention or why his work even matters. What’s the deal with Warhol, and is he worth your time and consideration? Here’s your answer.

Stay tuned for cases for other artists, living and dead!

[steepertree]

Like him or dislike him, Warhol's influence is undeniable. People are still trying to draw lines between art and business, when Warhol showed us decades ago that the line is easily erased and can be redrawn or removed entirely.

[Zenene-okel]

Shoes
Products
Money
Celebrities
Rich people
Disaster
Death
Himself

Now I got it stuck in my head.

[ARTiculations]

"By laying bear the relationship between commerce and art, Warhol nullified the very idea of a sellout." - great line!

It's interesting how so many people find "work for hire" in art a difficult concept to accept - especially when it's such an old practice and totally acceptable in most other fields. Perhaps people seem to think Art should be an individual pursuit. Yet in reality art is often collaborative, interpersonal, and often driven by large groups of people.

[carrot]

I’m just here because I have to do work on him for my online class

[davidshi]

The style and tone of this video suits Warhol quite well :)

[jeffreymccullough]

You should be doing videos like this in an art/artists CrashCourse series. Like the World History 2 series where it jumps around both chronologically and in scale instead of a 'History of Art' type show. Schools, periods, individuals and even single pieces could be topics. Great episode!

[lanflorenceyee]

This type of art education is so SO important for everyone to understand and to not alienate artists as "others" of common knowledge and empathy. Thank you for creating these videos!

[zerologic]

If you're looking to write down some things about Any for an assignment...I got ya'll covered:
Gained artistic experience from drawing with his mother in youth.
Changed his name to Andy Warhol
His art is a commentary on post-war american culture
Formed Andy Warhol Enterprises in 1957
Worked later in career on almost exclusively portraits
He was an artist, band manager, magazine publisher, film director, and TV producer

[brittanybelo]

The ultimate influencer, damn. Wonder how he would have felt about instagram

[franzbi]

You wouldn't truly appreciate Art without the story of the artist.

[busvlogger]

I'm really digg'n these "The Case For.." videos! A Jay-Z reference, I love you.

[TheJontastic]

This was great. I'd love to see more like it, especially with a wide variety of artists!

[AndresH]

I like this kind of videos! MOOOREEE! (Please, please make more)

[TylerMayMedia]

Love this style of making videos for The Art Assignment! Great content and very well done! I like learning about art.

[JKRowlingIsMyQueen]

So this is what art history feels like.
You are doing such a great job with this channel!

[katieolejnik]

This is a very well put together (and fun to watch) way to specifically explain different artists. I would invest in making more of these, they are fantastic.

[LeahBuchholz]

As a long time viewer, but yet to be participant of the Art Assignment, I must say that I really adore this channel. This video embodies your ability to communicate key turning points in art history in an accessible format for the general public. Thank you for hosting this channel and bringing art to the masses. :)

[photosinensis]

I wish Andy Warhol were wrong.  I really do.  But he wasn't.

Dammit.

(More of this kind of thing, please!)

[Geeksdanz]

Love it!  I'd love to see you make the case for one of the 'classic' modern dancers like Martha Graham, Isadora Duncan or Merce Cunningham.  Keep them coming!

[davidshi]

Interesting connection: I remember reading that Warhol's films can be seen as a celebration of boredom, almost a meditation on it. Some three hundred years before, Johann Sebastian Bach wrote his Goldberg Variations, which were written as a cure for Count Kaiserling's insomnia. The idea being, that Bach could take something so boring as to make one fall asleep, and yet turn it into great art. I guess boredom isn't something to be feared!