Back in the early 1960s, the Pop Art movement began to be discussed in Europe, with the usual belatedness and a certain degree of indignation. Rumors circulated that the Pop artists of New York were a gang of irresponsible revelers who had become rich overnight by producing vulgar and frivolous art. However, no one can deny today the importance that the irruption of Oldenburg's immense toothpaste tubes or Andy Warhol's gigantic Campbell's Soup cans had on our visual sensibilities in the sleepy world of abstract art. Of those now-renowned artists, perhaps the one who exerted the greatest influence throughout the 1960s was precisely Andy Warhol. In his "Factory" (an immense workshop-studio where he gathered to work and socialize with everyone who, in that crazy era, was directly or indirectly involved with art), he painted, made films, watched television, threw parties, slept, and worked, surrounded by the most eccentric characters that a city like New York could produce. Today, Andy Warhol, now a producer and promoter of musical groups (including Velvet Underground), films, and art, has become that indispensable charismatic figure at international jet-set parties, which, since they are so boring (according to him), he dedicates himself to being their most sarcastic observer. My philosophy from A to B and from B to A is a true potpourri of irreverent, acoustic, always ironic, and, above all, terribly sincere ideas and reflections. Andy Warhol delves into American life and its unyielding taboos (work, success, fame, love, beauty, etc.) with the seriousness of someone who knows full well that the most profound aspects often border on laughter. By weaving together highly peculiar theories about everyday life, generally unexplored, about himself, about famous figures, and about our visual environment, Andy Warhol gradually shapes his personal vision of the modern world: exorbitant, roguish, and often grotesque.
Publisher: Tusquets Editores SA
ISBN: 9788472235960
Number of pages: 104
Binding: Paperback.
