Andy Warhol
Every day we are bombarded with Images we receive from television, movies, billboards and photography. It is impossible to pay equal attention to all of it so we tend to skim. The images that we remember are the ones that are simple, clear and repetitious. This overabundance of images is called celebrity , which replaces the Renaissance idea of fame. Fame was the reward for visible deeds, a social agreement about what was worth doing. Today, the ‘celebrity’ is the famous image of a person or famous name brand and as Daniel Boorstin pointed out, is “famous for being famous- nothing else; hence his willingness and disposability ”. The artist who understood this best was Andy Warhol. He constantly warned people not to look any deeper than the surface of his art and life and yet he consistently connected the two. Through his works we are constantly reminded of ourselves and society and we see images transformed into commercialized property that are repeatedly inflicted upon us, throwing us into a confusion of reading the images as just ‘images’ or discovering the messages reflected within them. He made out that his work was superficial , but by definition the truly superficial are unaware of their actions, much less willing to ackno
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Approximate Word count = 2736
Approximate Pages = 11 (250 words per page double spaced)
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