Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol Jackie O. skateboard deck (new), ca. 2012
When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in an open-air motorcade in Texas on November 22, …
Andy Warhol Jackie Skateboard Deck c. 2012: New in its original packaging.
This work originated …
Obsessed with celebrity, consumer culture, and mechanical (re)production, Pop artist Andy Warhol created some of the most iconic images of the 20th century. As famous for his quips as for his art—he variously mused that “art is what you can get away with” and “everyone will be famous for 15 minutes”—Warhol drew widely from popular culture and everyday subject matter, creating works like his 32 Campbell's Soup Cans (1962), Brillo pad box sculptures, and portraits of Marilyn Monroe, using the medium of silk-screen printmaking to achieve his characteristic hard edges and flat areas of color. Known for his cultivation of celebrity, Factory studio (a radical social and creative melting pot), and avant-garde films like Chelsea Girls (1966), Warhol was also a mentor to artists like Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. His Pop sensibility is now standard practice, taken up by major contemporary artists Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami, and Jeff Koons, among countless others.
When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in an open-air motorcade in Texas on November 22, 1963, the nation was transfixed by the frenzied media coverage—including the Pop artist Andy Warhol. Warhol, who began his series of celebrity portraits just a year prior, scoured newspapers and magazines for images …
Andy Warhol Jackie Skateboard Deck c. 2012: New in its original packaging.
This work originated circa 2012 as a result of the collaboration between Alien Workshop and the Andy Warhol Foundation. A brilliant piece of pop art that makes for unique, vibrant wall-art that hangs with ease. Copyright and trademarked The …
Obsessed with celebrity, consumer culture, and mechanical (re)production, Pop artist Andy Warhol created some of the most iconic images of the 20th century. As famous for his quips as for his art—he variously mused that “art is what you can get away with” and “everyone will be famous for 15 minutes”—Warhol drew widely from popular culture and everyday subject matter, creating works like his 32 Campbell's Soup Cans (1962), Brillo pad box sculptures, and portraits of Marilyn Monroe, using the medium of silk-screen printmaking to achieve his characteristic hard edges and flat areas of color. Known for his cultivation of celebrity, Factory studio (a radical social and creative melting pot), and avant-garde films like Chelsea Girls (1966), Warhol was also a mentor to artists like Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. His Pop sensibility is now standard practice, taken up by major contemporary artists Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami, and Jeff Koons, among countless others.
