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Essay / Andy Warhol: The Pop of Pop Art - 1215
The whole attitude of the art world changed when his art appeared. It was his ideas that made him extraordinary. “It is not the man who paints fifty soup cans who is extraordinary, it is the man who has the idea of painting fifty soup cans who is extraordinary.” (Evans, 1987, np) The art world of the time believed that art should be expressive. Jackson Pollock was a great artist at that time. A few rare Warhol paintings show drips. In an interview Andy was asked why, when you produce such stark commercial images, do you drip? He replied that it means you are a great artist if you drip. Andy soon discovered that he didn't need to drip to be a great artist. In some cases, Andy is believed to have produced what he believed to be 20th century America. Warhol changed the way people viewed great artists Before Warhol, many artists had assistants who stretched and primed canvases, ran errands, or even helped make the works. The factory was a large meeting place where people also worked, but especially where they played. The team was very large and in several different areas of the space people were drawing, painting, playing opera music, Andy had just paid the rent. Warhol changed the art world not only before his death, but