Task 8

Firstly in this piece I drew cans inspired by Warhol’s work through mono printing. Then I layered it by a lithography print. Additionally, I printed out Warhol’s coke bottles in black and white and then went over it with coloured soft pastel. I did this because simply printing out Warhol’s coke bottles in colour would not make them my original pieces. Warhol made his work original by adding bright colour and by repeating and manipulating the image. By putting the different coloured soft pastel I believe I have done something similar. I also added actual packaging of sweet rappers to layer the piece further. The process of repetition which was continuous through all the stages was enjoyable to do and I thought it has made the piece more interesting to look at and gives the feel of consumerism and capitalist society better. It was the first time I have incorporated an Artist’s work into my own so I felt it was important to still make the work feel like it was my own. However, due to the cans and the coke bottles we can still feel the identity of Warhol’s work present in it.

 

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