Andy Warhol's Paperweight Pyramid

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Andy Warhol was known for breaking the rules, harnessing the latest technology to express his ideas, and creating a new movement in Twentieth century art to be studied and imitated for years to come. The Andy Warhol Home Collection is divided into four design categories: Factory, Pop Abstracts, Signature, and Simply Andy. The Factory designs were influenced by the early textures and shading of Warhol's "Factory" period.

In the 1960s Serendipity became a hangout for Andy Warhol who sketched and drank coffee there daily. Owner Stephen Bruce explains, "Andy wanted to be in a very comfortable surrounding. Serendipity happened to be very, very comfortable, very charming, and Andy felt free enough to do anything he wanted. He would stay for hours and invite friends to come by." On sale now, at the Serendipity General Store, is a 500-piece puzzle based on Warhol's original 1964 painting, "Marilyn," gift-packed in a collectible tin.

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a key figure in Pop Art, an art movement that emerged in America and elsewhere in the 1950s ...
... to become prominent over the next two decades. The Fauves used non-representational color and representational form to convey different sensations. Apply the same idea to the portrait of Marilyn Monroe below, using the controls to adjust the colors.

One of the most celebrated artists of the twentieth century, Andy Warhol's influence can be felt throughout all creative industries, including graphic design, communication, and fashion. In this exquisite book, Gianni Mercurio and Daniela Morera catalogue his dynamic and revolutionary career. With Andy Warhol's fixation for glitter glamour, style, famous personalities and fashion, Elvis Presley was a more than fitting motif for his work. Warhol used a picture of Elvis from the film "Flaming Star" as the starting point for the iconic painting. Years of partnership between Rosenthal and the Andy Warhol Foundation as well as the avant-garde inheritance of the Rosenthal studio-line live on in this impressive series. Please purchase on online www.etabletop.com