 Andy Warhol might be the most ubiquitous, identifiable artist of all time, with literally hundreds of thousands of artworks. He liked to make several thousand works a year. "I want to be a machine," he said. He wasn't terribly concerned whether or not his art was really art. "Art is anything you can get away with," he famously said. He copied objects, images, and faces from any source he could plunder, then repeated them over and over, mass producing his own work personally and plastering every inch of the world with it. But what was behind it? Warhol himself said, "nothing." He claimed there was nothing there at all, saying "I'm a deeply superficial person." How did a shy, plain lad who could barely draw deliver a signature style of commercial art that became coveted by brands like Tiffany's and Vogue Magazine, and the celebrity guest of the world's most glamorous celebrities? Some of his circle said he was cruel and ruthless. Others lauded him as the person they could most be themselves around. What was he thinking? What was his voracious, compulsive need to create all about? Was it a statement about consumer society? Was it his own emptiness? Or was it genius we are barely beginning to understand? Join us on Tuesday as we talk about all this and more. We will take a look at the life and art of Andy Warhol, and use his works to inspire a few poems or story ideas of our own. Andy Warhol
CA$35.00
Andy Warhol is everywhere, but remains an enigma. How did the shy, plain boy from the underclass of Pittsburgh become the biggest sensation in art history? We will explore the life, work, and legend of Andy Warhol, looking at a variety of familiar and less viewed artworks alike. We will use Andy's story and artworks as a springboard for our own creative writing with several generative exercises for poetry or fiction ideas and drafts. Our workshops are about community, conversation, creativity, and connection! Tuesday March 25, 2025. On zoom. 2 to 4 pm EST. $35CAD or approximately $24USD.
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