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How Did Andy Warhol Change The World

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Andy Warhol, with his revolutionary idea of pop art, is arguably one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Warhol’s unique view of the world and how he developed his definition of art is what changed the world. The creativity that Andy Warhol displayed was due to him having such a strange sense for obscure and fashionable things. Even his appearance, which consisted of his classical silver wig, clearly shows that he is no ordinary person, but instead that he is a cool, classical person, who will never be out of style. His ability to influence countless celebrities, all within different forms of art, with his fame made him into an unbelievably important impresario. Andy Warhol had plenty of revolutionary pieces, including his Campbell's soup, and Marilyn's, but these pieces are hardly what made him such a special and unique person. Helping to influence and promote many new and upcoming people such as Jean Michel Basquiat, and the Velvet Underground, he created a foundation for modern art that has continued to …show more content…

His first major sell was his famous Campbell’s soup cans piece, which is now well known all around the world. Jeffrey Deitch, a famous art dealer and curator quoted “Andy Warhol defined Pop art” Andy Warhol influenced a great many people by making this movement popular, which helped to change many different forms of art, including theatre. Prior to Warhol’s influence and during the 1940’s, theatre was a large form of entertainment, but it focused more on comedy then art. So instead of being interested in expanding one’s mind, people focused more on escaping from their lives with a good laugh at the theatre. This is due to being during wartime or just after World War II. One such play was called Oklahoma!, a play during the 1940’s and written by Oscar Hammerstein II and composed by Richard

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