Andy Warhols Marilyn Prints

These prints are from the 1960's. Andy Warhol created more of many famous people such as Elvis Presley, but the Marilyn Monroe one is definitely the most famous, and my favourite. Andy Warhol is a key figure in pop art. I like the colours in the prints and how the different colours can reflect different moods and make them lively. I also like the abstract effect that the bold colours give off. The prints were made using the silkscreening technique. This is when a photograph is chosen and blown up, it is then glued onto silk and ink is rolled across it. The ink goes through the silk however not through the glue. Therefore the image is the same but slightly different every time. I find that this method seems quite simple, but could be quite risky with the outcomes. A variety of colours are printed onto it using a rubber squeegee. The photograph used in the prints was not taken by Warhol himself, it was from a publicity shoot for the film Niagara, and taken by Gene Korman. I find that some of the prints make Marilyn Monroe look a bit mysterious, and well as pretty. She looks like a model.