10 Amazing Facts about Andy Warhol - Art History School

Andy Warhol biography: This art video covers 10 amazing facts about the famous American Pop artist, Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol was a controversial artist who used everyday objects such as soup cans, brillo boxes, cartoons, and comic strip characters as the basis of his work. Warhol worked mainly with silk screen printing and was also obsessed with celebrity and created lots of portraits of famous people of the time such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Mick Jagger and Richard Nixon amongst others.
The video covers his life from his early days in Pittsburgh, through his screen printing faze to his film making exploits. Andy Warhol's near death, from the shooting by Valerie Solanas, and his final demise in New York in 1987 are also covered. Andy Warhol's soup cans are also mentioned. The video is suitable for students and art groups and those interested in art history.
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[@timothypaloutzian9208]

Andy Warhol, in 1980 I meet Andy in a bar in Redondo Beach, CA. he introduced him self as Andy. we spent the evening talking. I told him that I was working on a painting, and started describing my painting to Andy, of a desert sunset eclipsed by the desert landscape. he told me told me that he was an artist. I had just gotten out of the military. at the time my only art training was in high school art class, perspective drawing, and color theory. Andy said that he had to go, and off he went with a person that told me, " Andy likes you for some reason" and Andy said good by.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

I have never met him myself, but from what I've read he was a very enigmatic character. You were lucky he spent time talking to you, apparently he didn't do that with everyone he met. Cheers Paul

[@TheRealJaded]

I have watched about 15 of your videos over the past week, you are a fantastic teacher. Thank you my friend!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Wow, thanks!

[@ramelep]

I still can’t get over HOW AMAZING your videos are!!!!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

That's great, I'm pleased you enjoy them. Please recommend them to your friends. Cheers Paul

[@pkdarts]

Your videos are amazing and i don’t want you to stop, we learn so much :)

[@TheAssasin2525]

More than anything else, Andy Warhol was an opportunist. He wasn't an artist in the general sense. He didn't possess fantastic drawing ability. Nor was he a great painter. But he understood Capitalism. He found a clever way to attract attention to his brand of art. The timing was great-the 1960s was a revolutionary decade. It served him well. That in turn made him famous and rich. However, if anyone else had come up with this gimmick, would Warhol still have been considered a great artist??

[@ArtHistorySchool]

I agree with much of this. Warhol's genius was recognising the opportunity and exploiting it to the full. He wanted to be rich and famous and as he said, 'who ever heard of a famous graphic designer' - his previous career. which he was very successful at. Art was a much better vehicle for achieving fame and wealth.

[@Design____ByS]

I love these videos! I keep rewatching them over and over again...

[@ArtHistorySchool]

That's great, thank you. Cheers

[@eduardochavacano]

i only watch one video. But definitely subscribing. Love the feel of it.

[@ioanaalinacostea4089]

I love to watch your amazing videos. Thank you so much!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Glad you like them! Cheers

[@theredpilgrim]

Thank you Paul! Interesting facts!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

You are welcome

[@lanceburris7850]

I can't get enough of your videos.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thanks, another one coming out this week

[@eleanorbenoit-means1257]

Very interesting and detailed, I learnt so much I hadn’t known!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Glad it was helpful!

[@connyleicht6567]

Me too!!!

[@HurleyDeanSandpoint]

Wonderful presentation. Always loved Andy Warhol's art. I wish I could afford to own a piece of his work. Thank you for your work.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

You are very welcome, shame his work is so expensive. Cheers

[@emilyadams3228]

You’ve been making Warhol works every day for years. But you keep flushing them, silly.

[@eduardochavacano]

The Editing of the Video is perfect.

[@Eris123451]

@@ArtHistorySchool It really isn't, unless you've completely missed the point. I have a number of high quality silk screen prints and glycolate prints of pictures by several artist hanging on the wall of our small bungalow, they were relatively inexpensive and their quality is good enough that to my eye at least they're all but indistinguishable from the originals and just a good. Posters are almost as good, although they tend to deteriorate fairly quickly. It think that was in fact one of main points that Warhol in particular was making.

[@sylviagiordano1234]

Fabulous!!!Thank you!!!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

You are so welcome!

[@sylvainst-pierre8725]

Another great video by the art history master. Thank you.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thank you

[@Lance2094]

Really love this one!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers Paul

[@mariapetrovsky6110]

Thank you for another great video!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Cheers

[@duncanbates6854]

Thank you this was so helpful

[@ArtHistorySchool]

You're so welcome!

[@frankbrake7689]

Andy thinking outside of the box to his approach to art is something to be admired. Hopefully one of these years I get a opportunity to live the American dream like Andy, because right now I have to be asleep to beleive it.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Good luck with that. Cheers

[@plusart8537]

I’m learning about art history and English as well in your video ~~ so much thank you

[@ArtHistorySchool]

My pleasure 😊

[@lidiaadobato7822]

Thank you for these.most interesting art videos.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Glad you like them! Cheers

[@soleaguirre100]

Yes l love your channel! greetings from Chile 🇨🇱.😊👋🏼

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thank you, glad you enjoy my videos, cheers from England

[@benazirabigaildelarosamuno7909]

I really like your channel.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thanks

[@paulaneary7877]

Great videos! I am enjoying them during this Covid crap. Thanks!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Glad you like them! Cheers

[@wojtekart4950]

great videos! Please do Munch. Keep on going:)

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Munch is next on my list, but it will be a few weeks before it is ready for youtube. Cheers Paul

[@ck8180]

Brilliant so enjoyable to watch and learn and the outfits are funny too!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Glad you enjoyed! Cheers

[@romangorovoihomeaccount1224]

Thanks for interesting information.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

You are welcome

[@Li-bn2tw]

I love your Arti host style! Such an wonderful and informal video! Really made for artists level! I so appreciate your work! Hoping one day you will teach us how to be personal style in front of camera! You are more than qualified enough to teach acting! Or at least you portrayed a very interesting host performance. I enjoy your acting more than watching Oscar night 😁😁👍👍👍👍👍 Thank you for being such an Artist! So inspiring!!😁💢💢💢🙏🙏🙏

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thank you so much! I think calling me an actor is stretching credibility a bit. I just try to be myself in front of the camera. Happy Christmas. Cheers

[@Li-bn2tw]

@@ArtHistorySchool I so admire you are so comfortable being yourself in front of camera. Some artists are not so with camera. Or even terrify by the camera. I am one of them. I don't know why the camera has a monster effect. Hope one day you will shine your talent on teaching us how to be comfortable with ourself in front of camera😀 My wishful thinking!!!😄💫

[@tonycrawford7742]

always spellbound by you narrative .like it

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thank you

[@LouisHansell]

Fans should watch Andy Warhol's "Bad" It is an amazing film. And the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh is a terrific, well-executed single-topic museum Warhol was one of the greats of the 20th century.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

I remember his film 'Empire State Building' being shown at the film society at college many years ago. I managed about an hour, but some actually watched the whole thing - 8 hours. Amazing

[@r.j3773]

Amazing videos 👌

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Glad you like them! Cheers

[@lynnharper4422]

Yes I agree, another great video

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers

[@marinvidovic763]

Thanks for nice Videos Paul ! Enjoying watching them regularly. " Interesting info : an American Artist Ray Johnson ... ( it seams to me, was source of Andy's Pop art ideas . (???) ).

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Check out Richard Hamilton - the first to produce 'Pop art' style art.

[@nancywysemen7196]

a very nice overview

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thank you

[@fleurdeb7803]

Fabulous coverage of an interesting artist, Paul! Warhol's simplicity echoed that of Buddhism, except for being so pricey and elite. I would have enjoyed having him as an art student or classmate! By the way, in your description, you forgot to capitalize Brillo to honor the trademark. Decapitalized, it's just a slang term for brilliant, which Warhol certainly was, but probably not the boxes. Just a friendly tip. Peace. 💖

[@ArtHistorySchool]

No problem. Cheers

[@i_see1997]

Thank you v much~~~

[@ArtHistorySchool]

You're welcome 😊

[@davevanfunk8917]

I've always loved Warhol's playfulness with color. He definitely makes an interesting contrast to Sister Corita Kent. (Haven't thought of Philip Pearlstein in years.)

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Not come across Sister Corita Kent. Glad you enjoyed the video. Cheers

[@kiaramcghee5501]

thank you paul cause i wouldnt have wanted to know about him if it wasnt for you

[@ArtHistorySchool]

You are very welcome

[@jimmhughey1006]

Paul, you’ve done it once again...fascinating overview. I suspect this one was a bit more FUN for you...a sort of Tongue-In-Cheek...reference to art? I certainly notice your leather jacket and white tee-shirt...FONZ style! Then when you added the WIG and Sunglasses it cracked me up. I have mixed feelings about Andy Warhol. I admire his gutsy determination and his penchant for marketing. It is challenging for me to think of his art in the same manner as I do some of the other more dedicated artists that are well known. In some ways I like Peter Max’s art better...for this genre. On the other hand, who am I to judge? My ‘art’ is whimsical, colorful, often purposefully humorous and not what you would call fine art at all. Yet it is the way I express...it is just that so far I am not paid for it! In this respect, Andy Warhol was way ahead of me! Such is life...love and laughter! Thank you again! Jimm

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thanks for your kind comment. I did enjoy making the video and I agree with view of Warhol. He was a marketing genius and in someways art was simply a vehicle for achieving wealth and fame. Having said that he did create some iconic images. Cheers

[@JayBenedictBrown]

Warhol was a master marketeer. He certainly had the chops as a commercial designer, but moving the art world to accept his output as fine art took true genius.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Agreed, he was a successful graphic designer, but as he himself said, 'who has ever heard of a famous graphic designer.'

[@blakeatkins4812]

i love this

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Cheers

[@sarahnam8604]

This is perfect to show to my class for our artists of the month!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

That's really great, I hope your class enjoy the video. Cheers Paul

[@andrzejmaranda3699]

Art History School: this is REALLY INTERESTING!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Many thanks

[@R.N.19]

Could you please make a full video on Andy Warhol? Thank you sir

[@ArtHistorySchool]

I'll add it to my list

[@R.N.19]

@@ArtHistorySchool Thank you

[@DGsa1661]

I LOVE the wig😆

[@ArtHistorySchool]

It was hard finding one as ill fitting as Warhols

[@rafatyacoub7200]

Hi. Please can you make more KZbin videos. For example. When the oil colours were used.. Type of art schools... And please talk about arabic and china Arts. Thank you

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Hi, I make lots of videos about artists and drawing and painting. These are my areas of expertise. I do not feel I have enough expertise relating to Arabic and Chinese arts to create an authoritive video.

[@DonnaSnyder]

Like the jacket and white t-shirt

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Cheers

[@karenworth4810]

Great video! Thanks so much! fyi Pittsburgh has an h on the end

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Whoops, didn't notice the typo. Cheers

[@me-pz5yi]

You actually rock that wig nicely 👍

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Hmm, it fit as well as Warhol's! Cheers

[@marcoscastillojaen1888]

El Sr. Andy fue un excelente ilustrador, un excelente relaciones públicas que en la Factoria, su campo de batalla, supo rodearse de un grupo de fans, un tanto estrafalarios ( llamemoles así) que por sus excentricidades y escándalos lo auparon a la fama. A él y ha muchos de ellos, también.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Muy cierto

[@cuentafake2567]

Alguien sabe español que me pueda decir 3 datos del vídeo Es para una tarea y no puedo entender lo que el dice

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Mira este video, explica cómo ver subtítulos en tu idioma. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ_Sqaiqdtusl6s

[@cuentafake2567]

Ok muchas gracias

[@joeswampdawghenry]

Me n andrew used to go trout fishing in the Adirondacks... He was a superb fisherman!!🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐋🐋🐋🐳🐳🐬🐬🐬🐙🐙🐙🐙

[@ArtHistorySchool]

That's nice

[@albertus7516]

Well done as usual. The Warhol museum in Pittsburgh is well worth the trip. Dear narrator- the wig gag was a tad too long. (Especially given that great coif you sport).

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Many thanks, I take your point about the wig. I'd love to see the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, maybe one day I'll make it. Cheers Paul

[@albertus7516]

Artist in School Four floors of Warhol. In a Great City on Three Rivers filled with good people and grand ethnic food.

[@gianfrancotrentacapilli8984]

good boy

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Great

[@ShahidAfridi-ss6we]

Andy Warhol was a genius

[@ArtHistorySchool]

He certainly was

[@kernowarty]

You look more like David Hockney with that wig on

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Funnily enough, I went to the same school as Hockney, but not at the same time.

[@melissacastillo6243]

why your name of your chanel is on spanish

[@ArtHistorySchool]

The name of my channel is 'artistinschoolcouk' as far as I am concerned that's not Spanish. Is that what you mean?

[@MrChrissy1r]

Andy Warhol was well ahead of his time, R.I.P.. Also One cannot miss the facial resemblance down the female family line.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

He certainly was.

[@dougalexander7204]

Dig it.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Cheers

[@ginacrusco234]

"I am a deeply superficial person." That encapsulates the schismatic difficulty of Warhol's works. Is there anything *deep* [enriching, inspiring, uplifting, informative, original] about *superficial* repeated visual cliches? Standing before his works I feel nothing.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

He freely admitted, 'surface is everything there is no meaning behind my work'. His genius was to make himself famous and very rich by exploiting the rich and famous.

[@ginacrusco234]

@@ArtHistorySchool the American dream, or the American scam?

[@Cazziey]

He used a variety of what? Sorry I don’t understand the next word after that

[@ArtHistorySchool]

'Mediums'

[@Cazziey]

Artist in School thank you

[@noraroman9079]

Q pena no está traducido

[@ArtHistorySchool]

trabajando en ello

[@dreamrealmartstudios5237]

😄🎨🎨🎨

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Cheers

[@elsagrace3893]

All I knew about Warhol was the sleazy commercial side and artificially produced fame which are a thing but.....there is more. Thank you for your wonderful work that is enjoyable entertainment and education. Ps. Love the wig and leather jacket!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thank you. Yes, he was a more complex character that a lot of people give him credit for.

[@kiaramcghee5501]

austin powers theme song

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Yeah

[@kathyhall668]

It amazes me how "junk art", made Andy rich.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

He exploited peoples greed, after all who ever said they bought a piece of art that was discounted He was brilliant at exploiting commercialism.

[@howtubeable]

@@ArtHistorySchool Thank you for admitting that Warhol was exploitative.

[@emilyadams3228]

@@howtubeable He was a genius at profiting from peoples’ stupidity, I’ll give him that. But at art? Feh.

[@sario5157]

Did you know Andrew changed his name from Bumhole to Warhole

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Does your mummy know you are using the computer?

[@goodozog]

Im polish like andy I cant tell people about my goals they get jealous two I understand

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Warhol was American, his parents were born in what was Czechoslovakia. Good luck with your goals.

[@dennismason3740]

Velvet Underground!

[@ArtHistorySchool]

true

[@panchostake6837]

I always try to keep an open mind, to "get it"....but in all honesty....never "got" this work....what was a soup can image, supposed to transmit? What is it supposed to make me think or feel?.... Ignorant me, I know....but I have always felt this is the kind of artist built on mere P.R. and hype, than on actual substance....I find way more substance in YOUR videos.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

It many ways you are right. His art has no meaning as such, it's not about beauty, passion, there is no tale to tell, it was done simply to reflect the society in which he lived. His brilliance was to use society to exploit society. People bought soup cans by the millions, so why shouldn't they buy prints of it? He exploited the greed and vanity of the consumer society. When you think about it, you could buy a box of brillo pads for a few dollars in a shop, but Warhol made brillo boxes, put them in a gallery and sold them for hundreds of dollars. Brilliant! Art was the vehicle he used to become rich and famous, just as other people have used banking, tech etc. Glad you enjoy my videos, by the way.

[@andreromerosantos9978]

Carajo no entendi nada solo que creo una lata de tomate

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Intenta activar los subtítulos en tu propio idioma

[@arsla5308]

Це старе вiдео, але тут навiть половини фактiв хоч би з Wikipedia нема.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Що ж, це лише показує, що в житті є щось більше, ніж Вікіпедія

[@robcoghan5204]

Try as I might I can’t find the art in him.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

I think he used art as the vehicle to become rich and famous.

[@howtubeable]

You are right. Warhol treated everyone as trash.

[@tertommy]

Where's the "h" in PittsburgH smarty pants?

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thanks for the forensic analysis, well done you're the first to spot the typo in 5 years, perhaps everyone else had better things to do?

[@tertommy]

@@ArtHistorySchool Seems it's somebody's time of the month.

[@martinquarton184]

No VU Facts.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Depends on what you know

[@kolias33]

Thanks! Yes I did like the video....however I still do not like A. Warholat all! ...I will keep trying ;-)

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Art is subjective, that is what makes it interesting.

[@AjaxIsForever]

you look like Andy😂😂🤣🤣

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Cheers

[@BGTuyau]

A good, non-sensational look at Warhol's career.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Thank you

[@andreromerosantos9978]

No mames no entiendo nada

[@ArtHistorySchool]

Intenta activar los subtítulos en tu propio idioma

[@andreromerosantos9978]

@@ArtHistorySchool mi movil es de marca blanca

[@charlesbecker1918]

This is nothing new for people who even lightly study Warhol. But I guess, it’s alright.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

But plenty for those who only know his name.

[@dennismason3740]

I was a prodigy in the fifties and sixties. "Artists" (the ones who need validation) are "con-folk". If you don't sell not a lot will notice. To sell (show) you have to charm "certain individuals" - I'm still a prodigy. It's business, don't take it personally. There are a few people in the hills of L.A. who have some of my teenage work and could care less if I starved to death. GodIhate artists. I'll get over it. Actually I haven't seen those hillfolk in 45 years and I don't know their last names. Maybe they would buy me an espresso SINCE I GAVE THEM MY PAINTINGS. No regrets. Vincent, I'm working on yer song, mate, I have a brand new verse. No...no, Vincent, the other ear...

[@ArtHistorySchool]

As a Yorkshireman I would suggest you sit down with a pint of Old Peculier (if you can get it where you live) and chill. It's dark and 6% goes down a treat.

[@dennismason3740]

@@ArtHistorySchool -...and as an Angelino I feel the need expose my sobriety, since 1982. I saw Ozzie at meetings, I saw Bowie at meetings, the list goes on. Brits have a peculiar way of spelling things. All beers are available in L.A. Now I want to taste it, thanks a lot.

[@martindonald7613]

Would't you mentioning Andy's homosexuality be useful to some kids? The same with his drug use. Wouldn't it be useful to mention that HIV was the real cause of his death?

[@ArtHistorySchool]

I made this video for use in schools. Some schools, particularly in some states in the US are not allowed to show a nude figure no matter how innocuous, so a video that discussed Andy's drug use and homosexuality would be off the agenda. Whether this is a good or bad thing is for the individual institution to decide. There is no reason why my video cannot be used to open up about those questions in the appropriate context. The medical report of his death describes complications from a gall bladder operation. Andy was very sick when he reached hospital, remember he had been shot a couple of years before. His gall bladder was gangrenous, his heart was beating irregularly which caused a heart attack from which he died. HIV is a myth and based on assumption.

[@rockets4kids]

More like 10 banal facts from every Warhol documentary ever made.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

You watch too many Warhol documentaries

[@grim5237]

I never liked Warhol, definitely an interesting character tho

[@ArtHistorySchool]

He certainly was.

[@JustSayinStuff]

This host of the videos is very very strange…great content, but his body movement and attempts to “get into character “ are disjointed

[@ArtHistorySchool]

I'm no actor

[@eduardochavacano]

So was he like the Father of all this garbage called modern Art, which include a canvas with a banana attach to it with a masking tape or those blank canvas with a tiny Dot in the center???? Andy Warhol will roll in his grave to see these modern art of this era.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

I think Andy would loved the anarchy of it all. Remember, he managed to sell Soup Can labels for thousands of pounds when you could have gone to the supermarket and bought the real thing for less than a pound. Genius. Just like the artist who stuck a banana on a wall, in a gallery in Los Angeles I believe, and he's got you and many others talking about it. Genius

[@howtubeable]

I've always hated Warhol's stuff. I especially hate his iconography of Elvis, Marilyn and Elizabeth Taylor. Begrudgingly, I have to admit Warhol is correct in trashing traditional Christian Iconography. Celebrities and porn stars are the new "saints." Our modern world is trash. Warhol is trash. We are all trash. Warhol made it all too clear that all human life is trash.

[@ArtHistorySchool]

I think I'd scream out loud, take a deep breath and chill out a bit mate, hating with a passion only destroy your insides, look for the good stuff. The online world is awful, true, but here in England today it's very cold, the sun is shining, mist floats around the trees and just been for a walk in the Quantock hills with friends. Human life is wonderful.

[@kenh.5903]

Incredibly overrated "artist"

[@ArtHistorySchool]

In some ways yes, but he brilliantly exploited the self-centred consumer society he found in America. One example, particularly in the way he got gullible, more money than sense individuals to buy in an art gallery, Brillo Boxes for hundreds of dollars, when they could have bought the same box for a pittance in a supermarket.