Andy Warhol was best known for being a leading influential figure in the visual art movement of Pop Art.
What is Pop Art?
Pop Art began in the mid 1950's in Britain and spread to the USA in the late 1950's, it challenged Fine art as it included imagery from western and pop culture and usually combined with other unrelated materials. Pop art focused on mass-produced commercial goods, one of the most popular was Andy Warhol's works featuring "Campbell Soup Cans 1962".
"Campbell Soup Cans 1962"
Alongside creating iconic Pop Art, Andy Warhol also explored portraiture and expression within his work called 'Screen Tests'. Screen Tests were a series of silent film portraits which each lasted around two minutes, they were shot in silent black and white focusing on the subjects, expression, movement and body language. Warhol usually featured his close friends and celebrities in his screen tests and encouraged them to use continuous movement and interactions.
The link below is a screen test of Baby Jane Holzer brushing her teeth.
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