Andy Warhol and Modern Iconography

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This paper presents a discussion of the work of Andy Warhol. Warhol's often controversial portrayals of pop culture are analyzed in order to define the symbolism and meaning behind them. To this end, the subjects, qualities and styles used are examined through examples of various works.

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"Andy Warhol portrayed Pop Culture from a very human perspective. Sometimes his work poked fun at serious art figures such as Picasso's portrayal of himself as the bull in his bull fighting scenes (Knight 2002). His cow wallpaper is a parody of this idea. Often his works included famous people of the era ranging from Marilyn Monroe to Jacqueline Kennedy to Grace Jones. He sought to portray the irony of Pop Culture and show its absurdity. His subjects were symbols of ideals of the time, a type of twentieth century iconography. Christopher Knight of the LA Times said, "Raised Byzantine Catholic, Warhol understood the power of an icon" (Knight, 2002). Most of his work centered on portraying the ideas that permeated pop culture in a sarcastic manner."

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