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-[[Image:Warhol Flowers.jpg|thumb|Andy Warhol, Flowers, 1964.]]
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-'''Andy Warhol''' (Pittsburgh, 1928 - 1987) was a 20th-century artist of [[Poland|Polish]]-American origin who, starting as an advertising illustrator, was one of the pioneers of [[Pop Art]], which used [[Pop culture|pop-culture]] imagery to make beautiful [[painting|paintings]], a [[paradox|paradoxical]] process.
-He was regarded as an ''enfant terrible'' for his provocative work and statements (he delegated the painting of many of his works to his assistants). He was also a notable experimental film-maker, directing such films as <i>Trash</i>, <i>Heat</i>, <i>Andy Warhol's Frankenstein</i> and <i>Andy Warhol's Dracula</i>.
-The author [[Gore Vidal]] said of him, rather unflatteringly, that "Andy Warhol is the only genius with an IQ of 60."<ref>[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/gorevidal128110.html]</ref>
-Although he survived being shot by radical [[feminism|feminist]] Valerie Solanis in 1968, he died in 1987.
-==References==
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-== See also ==
-*[[Painting Masterpieces]]
-*[[Painting Schools]]