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Andy Warhol 's Pop Culture

The colored silkscreen art of Marilyn Monroe is apparently one of the household portraits of popular culture in the United States . Many are familiar with that mole on her left cheekbone , blonde wavy hair , and red full lips . Even most of the generations who came long after her death are aware that such a beautiful face existed a long time ago . Why is that ? The reason probably lies behind the fact that pop culture was deeply cultivated in the sixties

by prolific artists such as Andy Warhol

One of his well-known artworks is the abovementioned multiple colored painting of Marilyn Monroe in silkscreen , particularly the Gold Marilyn Monroe . Warhol made use of her black and white publicity still for the film Niagara in 1953 and provided it with different colors (Crow 52 One interesting and brilliant technique that Warhol used is placing the close-up image of Monroe in the middle of a golden canvas . According to Crow (51 , He [Warhol] began the picture within weeks of Monroe 's suicide in August 1962 ' Obviously , the artwork insinuates a feeling of commemoration as if it is posted in some location where a eulogy is to be stated . It is probably the colors that suggest such impression . The b in gold ink also implies the fame and wealth that she experienced in her lifetime on earth . Even after her death , she was still surrounded with it

Warhol 's silkscreen style is quite impressive . The Marilyn Monroe series , where he reproduced the image in various colors , is also an implicit indication that Monroe 's presence in this world stays even after her death . Warhol 's act of reproducing it can also be considered as his way of expressing his grief and at the same time admiration for the person . His works , especially the Monroe series , suggest the relationship and connection between its elements and meaning as quoted by Crow , The beginning of the Marilyn series coincides with the moment of Warhol 's commitment to the silkscreen technique , and there is a close link between technique and meaning (52

On the other hand , since there are symbolisms engraved on Warhol 's artworks , superficial audience might dismiss the Gold Marilyn Monroe as a canvas with wasted space . Her image is located at the middle of the canvas which made her appear too distant and aloof . Another minus is the inconsistency of the brush strokes which made the image seem as if it was glued . The silk-screened area is also evident . It produces a rectangle of rough strokes while the largest part of the canvas appears smooth and blotch-like . Therefore , the edges and textures of the whole piece are incoherent . It almost appears as if she is peeking behind a wooden door with a rectangular-shaped looking glass

theless , Andy Warhol has proven himself a genius in visual arts His artworks , though odd at times , contributed a great deal in immortalizing pop icons and ideas for the future generations...