MEGA ARTIST
Issue no: 01
REMEMBRANCE
Born: August 06 1928
Died: February 22 1987
Mega Artists Magazine takes time to
remember revolutionary artists. Artists
who by their work, a movement or style
of thinking and acting has started. A
synopsis of their background is
compiled, to bring light to our readers,
about this Mega Artist.
paintings are of iconic celebrities and objects,
such as Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, John
Lennon, Campbell’s soup(pictured below)and
many more.
On
this August Issue, we cover the father and
originator of POP ART, Andy Warhol. Born on the
6th of August 1928, Andy(birth name Andrew
Warhola) was a leading figure in the visual art
movement known as pop art. His works explore
the relationship between artistic expression,
celebrity culture and advertisement. After a
successful career as a commercial illustrator,
Warhol became a renowned and sometimes
controversial artist. Warhol’s art encompassed
many forms of media, including hand drawing,
painting, print making, photography,silk
screening, sculpture, film and music Some of his
SOURCE: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol
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