Warhol Campbell's soup

Andy Warhol's 32 Campbell's Soup Cans

It's this painting:

They're all different:

But what is Pop Art?

When Warhol presented these 32 soup cans, it was the first Pop Art exhibition in the East of the USA.

From http://www.ducksters.com/history/art/pop_art.php

Pop Art is art made from commercial items and cultural icons such as product labels, advertisements, and movie stars. In a way, Pop Art was a reaction to the seriousness of Abstract Expressionist Art. Pop Art is meant to be fun.When was the Pop Art movement?Pop Art began in the 1950s, but became very popular in the 1960s.What are the characteristics of Pop Art?Pop Art uses images and icons that are popular in the modern world. This includes famous celebrities like movie stars and rock stars, commercial items like soup cans and soft drinks, comic books, and any other items that are popular in the commercial world. There are a number of ways that artists use these items to create art such as repeating the item over and over again, changing the color or texture of the item, and putting different items together to make a picture. Interesting Facts about Pop Art

• Pop Art artists wanted to make art for the masses. They felt that earlier art was elitist.
• The first use of the word "pop" to describe art was by Scottish artist Eduardo Paolozzi. "Pop Art" was then used in 1954 by artist John McHale.

What is Pop Art? Read and answer the quiz on next slide:

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Listen to Andy Warhol. What did he want to create with these soup cans?

When Warhol first exposed the 32 Campbell's Soup cans, he put them on a shelf, like in a supermarket. The soups were classified by date of creation in Campbell factory: the 1st one was the tomato soup because it was the oldest made by Campbell.

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Learn more about the 32 Campbell soup cans. Watch the video and answer the questions:

It includes 32 canvases that measure 40x50 cm. The individual paintings by Warhol were made by a print-making method with the use of semi-mechanized tool for screen printing and a non-painterly style.

Watch Warhol and the screenprinting method:

Andy Warhol, blue and purple Campbell Soup 1965

Andy Warhol, Campbell Soup 1965

Other works by Warhol using Campbell soup:

He thought it was the most famous American product

He answered: "I used to drink it. I used to have the same lunch for twenty years, I guess the same thing over and over."

Somebody asked Warhol: "why Campbell Soup cans?"

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