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Superman
The work depicts the character Superman, a pop culture icon, in the pop art style. The painting highlights the superhero motif as a symbol and product of mass culture.
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:
1961
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Theme:
pop art, superhero, mass culture
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work shows Warhol's fascination with the theme of media reality and popular icons, emphasizing the commercial and symbolic nature of the superhero.
The key to interpreting the work
Consider the historical and artistic context of the early 1960s, paying attention to the critique of consumer culture in Warhol's work.See other works by this artist
