Artist:

Warhol, Andy 1928-1987  Search this

Writer of added text:

Barcal, Alexandra  Search this

Kunde, Olaf  Search this

Tanner, Paul  Search this

Translator:

Opstelten, Bram  Search this

Host institution:

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Graphische Sammlung  Search this

Subject:

Warhol, Andy 1928-1987  Search this

Physical description:

195 pages : illustrations (some color), portrait ; 33 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Exhibition catalogs

Date:

2015

20th century

Notes:

Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Andy Warhol - the LIFE years 1949-1959, held at Graphische Sammlung ETH Zürich, November 4, 2015-January 17, 2016.

Contents:

Preface and acknowledgments / Paul Tanner -- The tradition of the monotype and Andy Warhol's "blotted line" / Paul Tanner -- The art of reduction: or, what's in a picture ... On the use of photographic imagery in the early drawings of Andy Warhol / Alexandra Barcal -- The golden age of journalism: LIFE magazine (1936-1972) / Olaf Kunde -- Plates -- List of works

Summary:

"Drawing was an essential element of Warhol's everyday life during his early years in New York. He was particularly inspired by the blossoming magazine culture and its pictorial language. Extensive research has now identified the majority of the sources he used. Warhol drew a large number of subjects from the world-famous LIFE magazine. This publication presents notable examples of the copying technique developed by Warhol, known as "blotted line", and presents the drawings in direct juxtaposition with the sources that he used. The accompanying essays explore Andy Warhol's unique design process and his very own method for making transfers between the media of photography and drawing"--Publisher's website.

Topic:

Drawing, American  Search this

Drawing from photographs  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1067321