Andy Warhol

One of my main takeaways from learning a little about Andy Warhol, was that he was a very free spirit.  He did not care about what people thought about him, at all.  He didn't always have a rhyme or reason for the things he created, he just did them.  During an interview, he was asked why he created a certain work of art.  His was response was bluntly, "I don't know".  I respect the outlook he had because he just did whatever he thought was right for him, nobody else.  

Another takeaway was the fact that he would take "things" and make "things" from them.  He called objects things, and he called his paintings and artwork "things".  He said anybody could do, or, nobody could do it.  I took this as being a message of whatever you see, whatever you feel, whatever you want, can be considered art.  

Warhol made creations that were relevant to the times.  He would take things in the news and shed light on them.  Death, violence, etc...  One very unique piece he created was of a specific electric chair that he seen in the newspaper.  Warhol was extremely creative and "out of the box", because that very piece he created with the chair was merely a photo reproduced. He took the newspaper photo, reproduced it, and made it a collage.  This is why he was so radical and difficult to understand because he would call things art that others wouldn't even consider to be artwork.