Thursday, May 13, 2010
Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup I (Current)
Looking at Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup I created in 1968 I began to see how often I have come across this work of art. From art class in elementary school into my years at the high school, I have seen countless copies of this work everywhere. This piece of art, for as simple as it is, is one of the most notable pieces of art in the country. It is so simple; a picture of a can of soup. Every time I look at a can of tomato soup, I think of this picture.
This type of art can be seen in many pictures and even ads throughout the past century. Many similar types of art depicting other products such as Coca-Cola can be found. I can remember a time in Elementary School when we had to make our own work similar to that of Andy Warhol's. I painted a picture of a box of tissues. They are used by eveyone (especially me when it is this time of year haha).
In conclusion, this painting is an iconic piece of American art from the past century. When our children and their children look back at the twentieth-century, this will be one of the most important pieces of art that they study. Who would have thought that a picture of a soup can would become so famous?
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