Art: Andy Warhol

   Andy Warhol was born on August 6, 1928 in the working-class neighborhood of Oakland, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Warhol made many pieces of art and one of them was the "Marilyn Monroe" painting. Warhol made the painting "Marilyn Monroe" because he wants to show what society thinks of "pretty". Warhol focuses on the things that make her "beautiful" for example her bright pink lips and her golden hair. Marilyn Monroe  was an actresses. 

   What I think of this painting is that the colors play a big role in the picture. There isn't any shading with pencil so the colors that he used stood out. I think that's how he focused on the facial features more, he made them a brighter color than the rest, also he made some places darker so this emphasizes the facial features even further. Also there are details that are really interesting like how he doesn't color in the lines. If you look closely you can see that there isn't a border for the colors it just stops. And if he didn't color the way he did i don't think there would be a texture to this painting. 

   Warhol admired celebrities and he made a lot of art based on them. He painted this painting because he thinks she symbolizes beauty and she was a admired actresses. 

Sources : http://history1900s.about.com/od/artists/p/warhol.htm

By Jennifer Rosenberg 

POEM:

Party all day,

Party all night.
I think i see someone with talent, 

I know i'm right. 

I want her to be part of my art,

I want to make art of her, guess it's time to start.

Throw colors on paper,

All the colors scatter everywhere.

I'm tired now,
i'm just going to hang this on my wall.