Andy Warhol

1. 'Green Coca Cola bottles' 1962

Green Coca-Cola bottles shows us what most of Andy Warhol’s work was about; repetition of objects made by world famous brands. Works like this one signified the corporate dominance. This art work is very repetitive and this may signify the dominance of the Coca- Cola branded name.

2. 'Marilyn Diptych' 1962

Another of Andy Warhol's subjects was of famous people mainly dead. This picture was done shortly after Marilyn Monroe's death.It contains fifty images of the actress, which are all based on a single publicity photograph from a film called Niagra. The twenty-five pictures on the left side of the picture are brightly colored, while the twenty-five on the right are in black and white, and also blurred or faded. The contrast of the color images with those in black and white is sometimes thought to symbolize Monroe's life and death. The black and white pictures can also be said to represent her career in film or the photographs of her in magazines.

3. 'The big electric chair' 1963

This image was part of a collection called 'Death and Disaster' Andy Warhol wanted to start getting serious in his work and concentrate on death rather than life and popular culture. He wanted to make these unknown, people to become famous after there deaths. These paintings were the complete opposite to what Pop Art stood for. Although painted in the right style, these paintings didn't feature things found in popular culture and were so controversial that some galleries refused to put them on display.

This video talks about why Andy Warhol did this work and it also talks about the reaction of the public.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbt5iEKdw-s