Andy Warhol.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Botton, Michele.

Contributor:

Maraggi, Marco, 1990-

Series:

BioGraphics Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artists--United States--Biography.

Artists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Quarto Publishing Group UK, 2024.

Summary:

In Andy Warhol: A Graphic Biography, discover the iconic artist's story and how he changed art forever. A unique depiction of Warhol's truly incredible life.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

PROLOGUE: Early life in Pittsburgh: A YOUNG ANDREW WARHOLA JR GROWS UP AND TAKES HIS FIRST STEPS IN THE WORLD OF WORK.

CHAPTER 1: New York: NEW CITY, A NEW LIFE. WARHOL MAKES A CAREER IN ADVERTISING - BUT BEING AN ARTIST IS AN UPHILL STRUGGLE.

CHAPTER 2: Andy Warhol: THE PATH IS CLEAR: AMID PORTRAITS AND CANS OF SOUP, THE KING OF POP ART IS BORN.

CHAPTER 3: Music and cinema: ECLECTICISM AS STYLE: AN ARTIST CAN'T SURVIVE ON PAINTINGS ALONE. WARHOL WORKS IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT FIELDS.

CHAPTER 4: Bang!: WE ALMOST LOSE OUR HERO BEFORE HIS TIME - AND HE COMES OUT OF IT WITH A FEW BRUISES TO BODY AND SOUL.

CHAPTER 5: Business: ART AS WORK. WORK AS BUSINESS. BUSINESS-ART IS BORN. THE HARSH, LONELY EXISTENCE OF AN ARTIST AT THE TOP.

CHAPTER 6: Always reinvent yourself: A WHIRLWIND OF EXPERIMENTATION, AND A SINGLE GOAL: REINVENT YOURSELF TO REMAIN TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE.

CHAPTER 7: Past and present: WARHOL TRIES TO KEEP PACE WITH THE TIMES AND THE NEW THINGS DRIVING ART - IGNORING THE FACT THAT HE REMAINS A MAJOR REFERENCE POINT.

EPILOGUE: The end and eternity: AND THEN, WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT, IT'S ALL OVER. BUT IS IT REALLY?.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Botton, Michele Andy Warhol: a Graphic Biography

ISBN:

9780711293199

OCLC:

1424748427