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Big Campbell’s Soup Can 19c (Beef Noodle)
The painting depicts a Campbell's soup can with beef noodle flavor – one of Andy Warhol's most famous motifs, an icon of pop art. The work refers to mass culture and consumerism, transforming an ordinary food product into a work of art.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Andy Warhol
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Date of birth and death
August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987
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Natinality
American
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Style
Pop art, contemporary art
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Significant works
Campbell’s Soup Cans (1962), Marilyn Diptych (1962), Chelsea Girls (1966 film), Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966), Blue Movie (1969)
Information about the work
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Year:
1962
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Execution technique:
acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
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Theme:
pop art, consumerism, mass culture, food product
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
Warhol explores the boundaries between high art and advertising, emphasizing the repetitiveness and mass production of everyday objects. The painting comments on cultural globalization and the fetishization of consumer products.
The key to interpreting the work
Analyze the work in the context of the pop art movement and contemporary mass culture. Pay attention to the typical pop art aesthetic: simplicity of form, intense colors, and repetition of the motif.See other works by this artist
