At the age of 8, Andrew Warhol got a (sometimes) a fatal disease called Chorea. This effects the nervous system that left him in bed for several months. This was the time when Worhol started drawing. His mother was an artist and started teaching him while he was in bed. Drawing had become his favorite past time. He also liked movies, which persuaded his mother to buy him a camera at the age of 9 and with that he took up photography as his past time as well.
He graduated from college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1949 and he moved to New York to start his career as a commercial artist.
after getting a job with "Glamour" magazine, he become one of the most successful commercial artists of the 50s', winning awards for his unique style.
He started giving more of his attention to painting in the late 1950s', and in 1961, he came up with the idea of "Pop Art". The concept of Pop Art was about paintings that focused on mass produced commercial goods.
In 1964, he opened his own art studio. This was named "The Factory" and has quickly became one of the cultural hotspots.
in 1967 Warhol published his first book "Andy Worhol's index" and after he produced more books one other being "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol" and another being "Exposures" in the 70s'.
In 80s' Andrew Warhol experimented with television, hosting "Andy Warhol's TV" and "Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes on MTV"
Andrew Warhol died on February 22 in 1987. He was only 58 years old.
a collage of his work
source: Andy Warhol Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com . 2013.Andy Warhol Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/andy-warhol-9523875?page=2. [Accessed 20 May 2013].
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