25,300 CHF
Citrine and Diamond Brooch London, 1937 Notes The leader of the Pop Art Movement, Andy Warhol created art about time. In his work, Warhol manipulated manifestations of time and challenged our understanding of how it is perceived. Warhol's paintings, films, and Time Capsules are innovative chronicles of history. His avante-garde films transform time, breakdown conventions of narrative form, and force viewers to see in a new way. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1927 to immigrant parents, Warhol grew up during the Depression to became one the 20th Century's most influential artists, achieving faine and wealth along the way. His life echoed the script of the "American Dream," while his art simultaneously celebrated, satirized and critiqued postwar American culture. Warhol and his art serve as a natural catalyst for thoughtful investigation of 40 years of social and cultural change. He observed with great clarity the events and images of the world around him. His work, like that of a newspaper reporter or photojournalist, has the appearance of objectivity. However, as with the more commonly understood forms of journalism, what is presented is the product of a complex process of recording, selecting and editing. Warhol carried tape recorders and cameras with him at all times, documenting even the most seemingly mundane events. His paintings of Jackie Kennedy, car crashes, hammers and sickles, and images of fast food hamburgers, as well as his photographs of Hollywood celebrit Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1996-11-19
