Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol was perhaps one of the most recognized and important artists of the twentieth century and his influence with pop art has change the world of art. He is most famously recognized for his paintings of Campbell's soup cans, but he had many other pieces, films, and advertisements that he worked on throughout his career. He first tried Pop Art around the 1960's but he had a little trouble trying to figure out what to paint at first. he started with painting coke bottles and different comic strips, but it did not get as much recognition as he hoped it would. He finally came to a breakthrough when a friend of his told him to paint what he enjoyed most in the world. He painted cans of soup and money. In his first exibit in 1962 he displayed 32 canvases (one for each flavor of Campbell's soup). He sold the paintings for a total of $1000 for the set. Later on he painted many pictures of celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, etc.