Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Andy Warholwas an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Artist
Date of Birth6 August 1928
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
old-things new-things
New things are always better than old things.
thinking way firsts
I think the first photograph I did was a ballplayer. It was a way of showing action or something.
drug shots hospitals
When I was in the hospital after I was shot they gave me drugs, but it was so great to get off those.
hate firsts height
I really hate heights. I always like to live on the first floor.
giving coke energy
I used to drink Coke all the time. It was so good. It gives you a lot of energy.
stuff sound old-stuff
I'd rather do new stuff. The old stuff is better to talk about than to see. It always sounds better than it really is.
thinking way video
I think video is the best market. When the cassette market comes out, if you just do movies that nobody else can do, that'll be the new way.
writing thinking people
Nutty people are always writing me. I always think I must be on some nutty mailing list.
clever thinking things-in-life
In some circles where very heavy people think they have very heavy brains, words like "charming" and "clever" and "pretty" are all put-downs; all the lighter things in life, which are the most important things, are put down.
people uptown downtown
Uptown is for people who have already done something. Downtown is where they’re doing something now. I live uptown but I love downtown.
beautiful pops
Everything is beautiful. Pop is everything.
fashion art art-is
Fashion is more art than art is
night going-out exciting
I love going out every night. It’s so exciting.
philosophy thinking looks
Look poor, think rich.