Warhol was polyhedral artist.
He was painter, sculptor, filmmaker, photographer, actor, scriptwriter, editor.
The impact of Andy Warhol on contemporary art has just been impressive.
The day before visiting the Warhol's exhibition, held in Palazzo Granafei-Nervegna, I had watched a documentary on Lou Reed.
Lifes of Andy Warhol and Lou Reed were interlaced.
The scenario in which their union took place was the big apple, New York.
In the early 60ies, Lou Reed and his band, the Velvet Underground, were highly supported by Andy Warhol, who actually produced their debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico.
Andy Warhol had involved the Velvet Underground in its Exploding Plastic Inevitable, a milestone
of multimedia art.
Andy Warhol has been working from 1962 till 1968 in The Factory, in Midtwon Manhattan. The rent costed him just 100 dollars per year. Nowadays, that building does not exist anymore.
In 1968, Valerie Solanas. a radical feminist, shot Warhol in the Factory.
After having been arrested, Valerie had declared that Warhol "had too much control over my life".
Andy survived. However, the shooting had a profound effect on the Warhol's life and art.
The Warhol's studios, have always hosted young New Yorker artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francesco Clemente and Keith Haring.
According to Andy Warhol, art must be produced and consumed as any other product.
Pop art took inspiration from the Dada
You may like or dislike Pop art.
Nevertheless, Andy Warhol remains one of the greatest artist of the past century.
The exhibition in Brindisi will be held till the 18th of June 2015.
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