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Andy Warhol: Photography |
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Location: International Center of Photography |
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Most people do not think as Andy Warhol as a Photographer, but he was an avid fan of the medium. After his death, some 100,000 photographs were found in his collection stored in cartons, closets and entire buildings. The subject matter contained a variety of sources, such as family photographs, and fine-art items, but mostly they were in the form of prints, contact sheets and negatives.his show that 300 of his pictures are showcased. |
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Andy Warhol |
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Although the show consists primarily of his photographs, paintings accompany many of the photos. In order to give the show a bit of organizational sense, it has been put together thematically rather than the standard chronological format. The show was designed to give recognition of his photographs as starting points for his work in other areas than as aesthetic objects. It is apparent in his work that it is based on reality, photographs, and this was the most powerful influence that he came into contact with. |
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Exhibit Reviews |
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Issues |
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Warhol's love of the camera began in the 1960's when he begun to carry a camera with him everywhere he went. Andy Warhol: Photography is the first exhibition of Warhol to be devoted to his photographic career. This show began at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and includes roughly 300 pictures taken by the master himself. |
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The show starts off with Warhol: As Icon. In many of these pictures, Warhol is the subject. Portraits were taken by friends such as Leila Singeles, Duane Michaels and Tim Rautert. These pictures were taken in different periods of his life as an artist and represent different aspects of Warhol, usually the insecure Andy. In contrast, his self-portraits are rather bold statements of his life. Shown are a series of him, |
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done in 1980, dressed in drag clothing presenting varied attitudes, such as being worried or scared. His presentation style differs when he is not the subject of his own gaze; such is shown in his movies and portraits. |
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His films generally are the more powerful forms, much more so than his photographs. During the show, a few select films run continuously. The content of these films are unconventional, they are known as "staring" sessions. One film is nothing other than a man sleeping for six hours and another is a series of couples kissing. |
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Warhol made much of his money from famous portraits of Farrah, Liza and Bianca, that were commissioned. These were taken in the form of Polaroid's for the V.I.P. portraits of the 1970's and 80's. Popular culture is more familiar with the portraits of Marilyn and Jackie, which were taken from newspaper clippings. Included in the exhibit are the studies made for these works along with the photos from the actual magazine that he found them in. |
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American tabloid culture represents another aspect of this multi-layered show. Many Americans were fascinated with death, violence, and the unspeakable. He sugar coated violent car wrecks with vibrant colors, and made them not quite as horrific. Another series was included in this section, "Most Wanted Men" done in 1964, which focuses on the faces of criminals. These pieces of art are larger than life and taken from police mug shots. Warhol was rather selective in his perception; only young, attractive felons were portrayed. This leads into the section that is devoted to the idea of homoeroticism in his work. The exhibit does not contain much of his more graphic work, but the work that is rather inexplicit; nonetheless, it is one of the first show's to address this aspect of his career. |
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The show ended with what it began with, boxes filled with other pictures that are sealed, dated, and stored. Over 600 boxes have been found, yet only 100 have been opened and sorted through. This show is meant to accentuate what Warhol was, an artist who successfully integrated high and low art into one medium, using the fundamentals of art. He is continually influencing other artists to do the same, therefore his presence in the contemporary art world will never fade (Cotter). |
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