Sample 6: Andy Warhol's 32 Campbell's Soup Cans

In 1962, Andy Warhol created the famous painting "32 Campbell's Soup Cans", which was his favourite work.

Planning process

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Firstly, Andy took a picture of a soup can and traced it onto a canvas. His inspiration came from his friend and he suggested that he should use an everyday object for his piece. Also, he based his painting on the artistic movement of Pop Art which was introduced during the 1950's.            


                                                       

                 
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The final piece


Andy received a return studio visit from the director Irving Blum of the Ferus Gallery in LA. He was expecting Andy to bring paintings of comic strips, but Irving was shocked to see the painting of the can. The gallery was so impressed with his work, that they immediately offered him a chance for his work to be exhibited in a show. Andy decided to create more of the soup cans. This time, they ranged from thirty two varieties of Campbell's soups.


What i find interesting about this piece, is the way you can get inspiration from anything and still create a good work of art.