Printmaking is an art form where you can make multiple copies of something through contact with a matrix such

as a block, plate, stone, or through a stencil. There are many different kinds of printmaking such as lithography, intaglio printing, and relief printing and screenprinting. One of the benefits of printmaking is that it has phenomenal features that make it very different from other different types of art. Being able to make lots of different prints over and over again is also another advantage. For example, if your artwork doesnt end up looking as good as you wanted it to, you can easily make another piece by using the same matrix. Another benefit is that you can work with a variety of materials, unlike in other types of art. Printmaking originated in China at around 200 AD. It was used as a form of communication because artists were able to make duplicates to spread Andy Warhola was an American artist and their message effectively to a great amount of people. filmmaker whomore was born in Pittsburg, Philadelphia, on August 6th 1928. Both of his parents were emigrated from Czechoslovakia. His father was a construction worker and his mother was an embroider. When he was 8 years old, he contracted chorea, also known as St. Vituss Dance, which is a disease that affects the nervous system. Having to miss several months of school, his mother, who was a good artist herself, taught him how to draw. He was also given a cameraFigure at the age of 9 by his 1: http://www.biography.com/people/a mother, which was what started him on ndy-warhol-9523875 photography. With the pink marks on his skin from the disease, making friends was a big obstacle for father past away from a liver disease which was him. At the agehe of struggled 14, Warholas another thing with while growing up. Warhola took art classes at school and at the Carnegie Museum during his high school years. He even started a collection of souvenirs that are associated with celebrities, such as autographed photos, which later appeared in his artwork. In 1945, he attended Carnegie more interested with pop art. His artwork of Campbells soups was displayed Figure 2: Institute for Technology to study pictorial designing. at his first exhibition in art gallery, which is one of his artworks that are now http://www.biography.com/peopl During his college years, he discovered the blotted line well known. It became difficult for Warhol to paint fast enough so he e/andy-warhol-9523875 technique which is when you tape two pieces of paper discovered silk screening. Silk is used as a stencil in this technique to create together, draw ink on one side and both sides are similar patterns many times. His subject matter were of Coca Cola bottles, pressed together. He graduated college with a Bachelor vacuum cleaners, hamburgers, and famous celebrities like Marilyn Munroe, of Fine John Lennon, Michael Jackson and Mick Jagger. Arts Degree, in 1949. Warhola later moved to New York to start a career as a commercial artist. That was also

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He started making films in 1960. On July 3, 1968 he was shot by actress Valerie Solanos, but luckily survived. He continued his career by painting, publishing a magazine and many books about pop art and himself. On February 21, 1987, Warhol unpredictably passed away from a gall bladder surgery. Warhols artwork of Marilyn Munroe (Figure) is one of my favorites because he used very vibrant and bold colors such as the yellow that emphasizes her hair. I also admire how the shadows are black because it really makes her face and her hair pop up. Although I dislike the background color because its very similar to the color of her eye shadow. Works Cited "Andy Warhol Birthday,
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