Brief History of Andy Warhol: Pop Art King

Want to learn more about the legendary Andy Warhol? This episode of Artrageous will not disappoint! From cats and wigs to mad skills, Marilyn Monroe, Campbell's Soup, and how Andy made a living as an artist, Nate pulls back the curtain and gives a quick history of this famous master of pop culture.

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[stevekatz]

When I was in Art School back in 1971 in NYC, I was enrolled in a Commercial Art course and we use to make fun of his work at that time but many years later while working as a Graphic Artist, I found his work to be very Interesting and liked most of it! I also remember laughing along with my fellow students in Art School about how we were lucky to go into a profession where we would never have to use Computers to do our jobs! WOW, after working as a Graphic Artist for about 10 years, Computers were starting to be used for Graphic and I had to buy a Mac and learn how to use a computer or I would lose my Job! Wow, have things changed for me! You never know what the future holds for you!

[arthurwong]

So.. When I was a kid. I used to laugh at the video of Warhol eating a hamburger. Now.. I have a newfound respect for it. It went "viral" before the internet and social media was a platform. Its probably the first ever "mukbang" video and it captures our weird fascination of watching a person dine on film. Kind of like that "strudel" scene in inglorious bastards or that prison dinner scene in Goodfellas. And when I finally got around to watching 66 Scenes From America, the film that the burger scene was shot for.. I understood there and then that Jorgen Leth wanted to give audiences the world over a glimpse into America.. At that specific point of time. Frozen on film. If I had to put America 1980s onto film in only 3-4 minutes.. You won't go too wrong with Warhols quirky mannerisms, chewing down a Burger King.

[Rob_Kates]

Netflix has a series about him, a groundbreaking artist.

[DynastyArist]

Andy is such a inspiration to me, he actually got me into pop art along with roy lichtenstein.

[EvaChall]

Thanks I need this information for my homwork

[iainholmes]

I love to read Andy's quotes about life. Clearly he was a very smart man.

[showyourvidz]

Andy was a regular mass attendee & he worked the church's soup kitchen.

[poinsettianunu]

Im writing a rough draft and big essay on andy warhol i think he is really cool i LOVE art God bless

[potemcgoat]

There is a frequency in the sound of this video that cuts through the audio like a tea kettle whistling, but nonetheless fascinating

[juampy]

excelent infor, thanks, . good for my english class and presentation.

[wddthedraftsman]

Great video! Keep up the amazing work!

[truthseek]

He was speaking out about how mass production consumerism was taking over the culture and art aswell. He changed his personality to resemble a robot and he used clever responses that made fun of routine, consumerism, and mass production.

[gglimpse]

I should just use this for my art project instead of the powerpoint

[copperhen]

Thank you for this! I’m researching Andy for an English paper and your visuals make this information easy to digest. He’s a very interesting artist and I love his work, and this video made me appreciate it that much more.

[mrs.schmid]

As an ELementary art teacher I love showing your videos to my kids. Thanks you for keeping this PG. I loved the Basquiat video until it went to the R rating and I had to abort! lol. If you could maybe keep a PG edit of your awesome videos us art teachers are happy to use your Artrageous videos. I will definitely use this one!

[normanmaine-hk]

Empire was actually 24 hours long, and Andy said it was so you could go to the movie anytime you want and never be late. The soup cans showed in LA first.

[ShawNshawN]

Nice documentary on Warhol. I used to sell him and other Pop Art painters as well. Very fun! Some of my own work has a Pop influence.

[tutugirlpower-kr]

I would have wanted his autograph if Andy Warhol were still alive today. He was a talented artist with an eccentric lifestyle. However, I would rather create a tribute to Andy Warhol, mainly a portrait of him. I would do that as a way to pay my respects to him.

[vaintorn]

Thanks for the educational video! I really enjoyed it and it was well made~

[cbf]

Andy is clearly autistic, extremely smart and talented and very much in his own head