Now, this quote may not be familiar to you, but it sure makes you think. When you see Warhol's work, like his Marilyn Monroe Silkscreen, you can see where he was going with this. She was a huge sex symbol in her time, and she was very much commercialized. Warhol looked at her and said, "Why can't that be art?" He wanted to see the differentiation of the everyday translated into the art world.
There were people furious over Warhol's art, questioning if he truly was an "artist." Saying that different color copies of something was worth nothing. But that was Warhol's point. He wanted to bridge the gap between "commercial art" and "fine art," which i think he did effectively. He showed that one could be a part of the other. It didn't always have to be black and white.
Warhol may not be for everyone, and maybe that's what I love about him. His use of vibrant colors and his statements really make me respect him. However, after he was nearly murdered by a psycho lady, he became more entrepreneurial and cynical towards his art and life in general. In his book, THE Philosophy of Andy Warhol he says "Making money is art, and working is art and good business is the best art." This is rather disheartening for a Warhol lover, wondering if he was only out to make a buck his whole career, but I personally think that the assassination attempt changed him. Seeing that much hatred towards him, made him hate his fans and most all humanity.
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