Warhol's silver wigs quiz
1. Warhol: "Making ____ is art." a) provocation b) commonplace c) celebrity d) money.
2. Warhol's city of origin: a) Manhattan b) Philadelphia c) Pittsburgh d) NYC.
3. The musical group taken under the aegis of Warhol: a) Ramones b) Heroin c) Sweet Jane d) Velvet Underground.
4. Means that the person does not give a damn: a) insouciant b) naive c) flummoxed d) ingenuous.
5. Art from urban debris: a) Pollock b) Warhol c) Rauschenburg d) Patrick Dougherty.
6. Stephen Koch notes the philosophical nature of Warhol's work when he asserts, "You cannot look at Warhol's art without __ ." a) feeling b) thinking c) being mystified d) being offended.
7. Warhol's filmmaking wrecked the accepted rules of cinema, especially in the static, 8-hour movie called a) Eat b) Sleep c) Empire d) Screen Test.
8. In the mid-1960's Warhol created a sensation via the Brillo Box series of sculptures. They were made of a) cardboard b) plywood c) paper d) silk screens.
9. The Exploding Plastic Inevitable was a) performance art b) another name for the Factory c) a movie featuring Edie Sedgwick d) silver pillows.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Your 15 minutes of fame, as predicted by Warhol . . .
15 minutes of fame is short-lived, often ephemeral, media publicity or celebrity of an individual or phenomenon. The expression was coined by Andy Warhol, who said in 1968 that "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."
The phenomenon is often used in reference to figures in the entertainment industry or other areas of popular culture, such as reality TV and YouTube. It is believed that the statement was an adaptation of a theory of Marshall McLuhan, says Wikipedia.
Becoming bored with continually being asked about this particular statement, Warhol attempted to confuse interviewers by changing the statement variously to "In the future 15 people will be famous" and "In 15 minutes everybody will be famous."
The age of reality television has seen the comment wryly updated as: "In the future, everyone will be obscure for 15 minutes."[13] The British artist Banksy has made a sculpture of a TV that has, written on its screen, "In the future, everyone will be anonymous for 15 minutes."
A more recent adaptation of Warhol's quip, possibly prompted by the rise of online social networking, blogging, and similar online phenomena, is the claim that "In the future, everyone will be famous to fifteen people" or, in some renditions, "On the Web, everyone will be famous to fifteen people".
The phenomenon is often used in reference to figures in the entertainment industry or other areas of popular culture, such as reality TV and YouTube. It is believed that the statement was an adaptation of a theory of Marshall McLuhan, says Wikipedia.
Becoming bored with continually being asked about this particular statement, Warhol attempted to confuse interviewers by changing the statement variously to "In the future 15 people will be famous" and "In 15 minutes everybody will be famous."
The age of reality television has seen the comment wryly updated as: "In the future, everyone will be obscure for 15 minutes."[13] The British artist Banksy has made a sculpture of a TV that has, written on its screen, "In the future, everyone will be anonymous for 15 minutes."
A more recent adaptation of Warhol's quip, possibly prompted by the rise of online social networking, blogging, and similar online phenomena, is the claim that "In the future, everyone will be famous to fifteen people" or, in some renditions, "On the Web, everyone will be famous to fifteen people".
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Rocks and sticks quiz: Patrick Dougherty's "Natural History"
Rocks and sticks quiz
1. Sculpture from woven saplings. a) Andy Goldsworthy b) Patrick Dougherty c) Clyde Connell.
2. Sculpture from flower blossoms: ___ art. a) ephemeral b) mortal c) Abstract d) expressionistic
3. Sculpture from balanced rocks. a) Andy Goldsworthy b) Patrick Dougherty c) Clyde Connell.
4. Three-dimensional, site-specific work of art that attempts to transform perception of a space: __ art. a) conceptual b) installation c) abstract d) philosophical.
5. Sculptor notable for creating a type of kinetic sculpture that takes advantage of the principle of equilibrium. a) Alexander Calder b) Salvador Dali c) Robert Rauschenburg d) Jackson Pollock.
6. Sculptor who made art from brown paper, newspaper, rattan, cypress, discarded farm implements and rocks. a) Andy Goldsworthy b) Patrick Dougherty c) Clyde Connell.
7. "The White Paintings:" a) Alexander Calder b) Salvador Dali c) Robert Rauschenburg d) Jackson Pollock.
1. Sculpture from woven saplings. a) Andy Goldsworthy b) Patrick Dougherty c) Clyde Connell.
2. Sculpture from flower blossoms: ___ art. a) ephemeral b) mortal c) Abstract d) expressionistic
3. Sculpture from balanced rocks. a) Andy Goldsworthy b) Patrick Dougherty c) Clyde Connell.
4. Three-dimensional, site-specific work of art that attempts to transform perception of a space: __ art. a) conceptual b) installation c) abstract d) philosophical.
5. Sculptor notable for creating a type of kinetic sculpture that takes advantage of the principle of equilibrium. a) Alexander Calder b) Salvador Dali c) Robert Rauschenburg d) Jackson Pollock.
6. Sculptor who made art from brown paper, newspaper, rattan, cypress, discarded farm implements and rocks. a) Andy Goldsworthy b) Patrick Dougherty c) Clyde Connell.
7. "The White Paintings:" a) Alexander Calder b) Salvador Dali c) Robert Rauschenburg d) Jackson Pollock.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Warhol / Brillo Boxes and Screen tests
Warhol is the philosophical artist whose work was to "transfigure the commonplace."
"You can't look at a Warhol without Thinking." Stephen Koch.
He infuriated critics and flummoxed aficionados with series such as the Brillo Boxes.
When he moved into film, he exasperated film lovers by re-defining the medium. Landmark art films included 8 hours of the Empire St Bldg in "Empire," and nearly an hour of a fellow eating a mushroom in "Eat."
His 5-minute film portraits called Screen Tests remain classics.
He answered interviewers and critics with naive, brainless answers, thus retaining the mystery in his work.
While people in the orbit of the factory were leading debauched lives, Warhol pursued his work and held the center.
"You can't look at a Warhol without Thinking." Stephen Koch.
He infuriated critics and flummoxed aficionados with series such as the Brillo Boxes.
When he moved into film, he exasperated film lovers by re-defining the medium. Landmark art films included 8 hours of the Empire St Bldg in "Empire," and nearly an hour of a fellow eating a mushroom in "Eat."
His 5-minute film portraits called Screen Tests remain classics.
He answered interviewers and critics with naive, brainless answers, thus retaining the mystery in his work.
While people in the orbit of the factory were leading debauched lives, Warhol pursued his work and held the center.
Friday, March 16, 2012
How are Robert Rauschenburg and Andy Warhol alike and how are they different?
Alike: witty, conceptual, use of clippings and newspaper photos, silk screened images.
Different: Rauschenburg was more apt to be collaborative and to use collage as a theme.
Different: Rauschenburg was more apt to be collaborative and to use collage as a theme.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
At the intersection of fine arts and business: Andy Warhol
Warhol was first a successful illustrator. When he entered the world of fine arts paintings, he brought unabashed commerce to the game.
At his death the Warhol estate was some $600 million, says "Warhol, the Complete Picture."
- illustrator
- silk screen reproductions
- appropriator (plucking photos and clippings from mass media)
- filmmaker
- publisher
- market maven
- celeb monger
- event producer
- music producer - the Velvet Underground
- artist as celeb
- salon / studio as center for dubious behavior at The Factory
- pop artist and provocateur
At his death the Warhol estate was some $600 million, says "Warhol, the Complete Picture."
- illustrator
- silk screen reproductions
- appropriator (plucking photos and clippings from mass media)
- filmmaker
- publisher
- market maven
- celeb monger
- event producer
- music producer - the Velvet Underground
- artist as celeb
- salon / studio as center for dubious behavior at The Factory
- pop artist and provocateur
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