Fifteen

Fot blog fifteen we were asked to briefly describe our research project and describe the process. I chose to research Andy Warhol and his influence to the art world as well as his contribution to the pop art movement. It was actually a fun topic to research because I'm a huge fan of Andy Warhol. By no means was an expert though and by reading articles, journals and websites about him I was able to understand the man behind the Cambell cans. When we were told that we would have to do a research project, I automatically thought Andy Warhol, the only issue was trying to relate him to anthropology. The best correlation was through the subject of "making special". Andy's works were perfect examples of 'making special'. Yes, he was part of a movement but he changed art as we know it because he created art by using  objects that no one else saw as art. While conducting research I didn't run into many problems because Andy Warhol was such an eccentric individual there was much to go off of because he was so popular. Things I learned about Andy Warhol that I never knew before was that he painted previously to drawing and silkscreening. His painting are actually quite beautiful and he could have had a career based on that skill alone.