Throughout his life, Warhol played up his unusual looks and pale
complexion to startling effect. His last self-portraits, made in the year before
his death, draw particular attention to his exaggerated wig. Warhol understood
the importance of image in contemporary life, and established himself in the
public eye as the most famous Pop artist. His public persona was as much a
construct as his paintings, and over the years he created numerous
self-portraits in a variety of guises. ‘If you want to know all about Andy
Warhol, just look at the surface: of my paintings and films and me, and there I
am’, he famously said. ‘There’s nothing behind it.
this artwork relates to my artworks because he was looking at self portraits and im doing portraits
complexion to startling effect. His last self-portraits, made in the year before
his death, draw particular attention to his exaggerated wig. Warhol understood
the importance of image in contemporary life, and established himself in the
public eye as the most famous Pop artist. His public persona was as much a
construct as his paintings, and over the years he created numerous
self-portraits in a variety of guises. ‘If you want to know all about Andy
Warhol, just look at the surface: of my paintings and films and me, and there I
am’, he famously said. ‘There’s nothing behind it.
this artwork relates to my artworks because he was looking at self portraits and im doing portraits
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