The Mind Creative - JUNE 2104 JUNE 2014 | Page 17

The Mind Creative March 2014 In the eighties, Warhol’s emergence of fame and fortune is widely attributed to the affiliation that he kept with many emerging successful artists. During his eventful and a rather colourful life, Andy Warhol also produced films that were as quirky as his lifestyle. Between 1963 and 1968 he made over 60 films one of which was a six hour movie “Sleep” that just showed a man sleeping for 6 hours! Warhol died, at the age of 58, on February 22nd 1987 while recovering from a routine gallbladder operation leaving behind memories of a larger than life character whose influence in the world of art perseveres to this day. 17