Andy Warhol's Pop Art

What is Pop Art? As we all know, Pop Art is an art movement that started in the mid 1950’s in Britain and was spreading through the United States in the late 1950’s as as a reaction against the imagery of abstract expressionism. Pop art is considered to be one of the most interestingly elements that has ever happened in this contemporary world. The movement is often memorable with commonplace objects for any subject such as comic strips, soup cans, traffic signs and all types of food ( Britannica 1). One of the most notable artists that has been discovering Pop Art at it’s finest is none that Andy Warhol. Warhol’s notable work in the art world has brought many attention as artist, writer, as well as filmmaker. Andy Warhol was born as …show more content…
This piece is made out of synthetic polymer paint on canvas, and it is measured 20 x 16 inches each for 32 canvases. It is a colorful representation of the red and white Campbell’s soup brand and logo, as well as the bronze medal in the center between the two colors of the can which still uses for the company in stores today. This piece was designed in 1962. The columns of the cans consists of 8 cans lined up on the right side and 4 lined up on the left side down. The columns represents a significance of how the soup are mimicking a proactive imagery that the soup have All of the Campbell’s Soup Cans are listed in 32 flavors, in red lettering along with the letter “soup” with brown coloring, as well as the small French symbol beside the slight red line on the bottom. including Chicken Noodle, Tomato, and Mushroom. The repetition of this painting gives the work sense of advertisement as were seen to deploy elite styles to high end goods. Some of the can’s brand logo is exactly the same but some of the colors are highly seem to be realistic. Warhol stated that the only reason that he decided to paint the soup cans is because he has always loved Campbell’s soup. “ Warhol has always been a fan of the highest consumer goods and how he has a passion for painting them. In almost similar to Campbell’s Soup Cans, Warhol also painted Green Coca-Cola Bottles, …show more content…
This painting has a representation of over 112 Coca-Cola bottles that has a repetition in seven rows by sixteen across each line on a white background along with the red lettered Coca-Cola logo on the bottom. The bottles of this painting are mostly green, but not to its normal value, some of the bottles have a lighter shade of white in every column. In contrast of the green part of the bottles, and the white background there is a strong balance between the two of them. Both of the colors are used to complement the Coca-Cola-logo. Evidently, this painting can be analyzed by one another as the green color of the bottlers symbolizes money while the Coca-Cola logo symbolizes power because the company owns the soft