Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Most Popular American Painter Andy Warhol Pop Arts Biography Facts

Andy Warhol Wiki -

Real Name - Andrew Warhola
Birth Date - August 6, 1928
Death - February 22, 1987
Birth Place - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height - 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Birth Parents - Ondrej Varchola & Julia
Age - 59

Andy Warhol Biography Facts -

He began his career as an advertisement illustrator after completing a Bachelors' Degree in Fine Arts from Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. Born in August 6, 1928 in Pittsburg to parents of Slovakian origin, Andy Warhol suffered from learning disability during his childhood.

His career as a commercial artist working in New York was a successful one but his quest for attaining popularity for his skill as an artist he drifted into taking up painting.

His creativity ran boisterous when he began to tread into a pervert domain, when he started making films and paintings.

He died of a massive heart attack in while undergoing a normal gall bladder operation.


Andy Warhol Pop Arts -

There are a number of modern interpretations of his style that are also worth experimenting with, before submitting your image to the printer of your choice.

He also experimented with portraits of celebrities at the time such as Marilyn Monroe, Liz Taylor and Mick Jaggar.

Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe -

Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe paintings form the bulk of his paintings currently on exhibit at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, and there are multiple online sites devoted to the late artist's work as well.

It contains over 4000 works of art which include prints, drawings, paintings, photographs and videos.

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