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Andy Warhol,
1928-1987, an American artist and filmmaker is regarded as the
founder of pop culture. Pop art first appeared in Great Britain
at the end of the 1950s as a reaction against the seriousness of
abstract expressionism. British and American pop artists used
images found in comic strips, soup cans, and Coke bottles to
express abstract relationships. Pop artists attempted to combine
elements of popular and high culture to destroy the boundaries
between the two.
The leader of the
pop art movement and one of the most influential artists of the
late 20th century, Warhol concentrated on the surface of things.
He choose his images from the world of commonplace objects such
as dollar bills, soup cans, soft-drink bottles, and soap-pad
boxes. He both ridiculed and celebrated American middle-class
values by destroying the distinction between popular and high
culture. Monotony and repetition became — typical of his
multi-image, mass-produced paintings. For many of these, such as
the portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy, he
employed newspaper photographs. He and his assistants worked in
a large New York studio called the 'Factory.'
In the mid-1960s
Warhol began making films, suppressing the personal element in
marathon essays on boredom. In The Chelsea Girls (1966) he used
techniques that differed from established methods. With Paul
Morrissey, Warhol also made the films Frankenstein and Dracula.
In 1973, Warhol first published the magazine Interview focusing
on lives of celebrities.
He died from
complications following surgery. The Andy Warhol Museum, which
exhibits many of his works, opened in Pittsburgh in 1994.
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1. Уорхол, американский художник и кинорежиссер,
считается основателем поп-культуры, которая возникла как реакция
на абстрактный импрессионизм.
2. Художники поп-арта используют образы из мира обычных
предметов — комиксы, банки консервированного супа и бутылки
кока-колы, чтобы выразить абстрактные отношения, пытаясь
объединить элементы популярной и высокой культуры, чтобы
разрушить существующие между ними границы.
3. Лидер движения поп-арта и один из влиятельнейших художников
конца XX века, он уделял особое внимание поверхности вещей,
одновременно высмеивая и воспевая ценности американского
среднего класса.
4. Монотонность и повтор стали типичными для его многочисленных
картин, которые содержали изображение многих предметов и для
которых он часто использовал фотографии.
5. Позже он стал снимать фильмы и выпускать журнал «Интервью»,
который уделял основное внимание жизни знаменитостей.
6. Он умер от осложнений после операции.
1. Warhol, an American artist and filmmaker,
is regarded as the founder of pop culture which appeared in
Great Britain as a reaction against abstract impressionism.
2. Pop artists use images found in the world of commonplace
objects — comic strips, soup cans and Coke bottles to express
abstract relationships, trying to combine elements of popular
and high culture to destroy the boundaries between them.
3. The leader of the pop art movement and one of the most
influential artists of the late 20th century, he concentrated on
the surface of things, both ridiculing and celebrating American
middle-class values.
4. Monotony and repetition became typical of his multi-image,
mass-produced paintings, for which he often employed newspaper
photographs.
5. Later he began making films and published the magazine
'Interview', focusing on the lives of celebrities.
6. He died from complications following surgery.
Из пособия "ЕГЭ. Английский язык.
Устные темы" Занина Е.Л. (2010, 272с.) - Part
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