Andy Warhol's Bio

Beginning in the 1960s Warhol was commissioned to make portraits for the prestigious social society that he once as a youth was so drawn to. This demand is not unlike the similar rush in the early eighteenth century England for portraits of well-known artists and entertainers. Warhol used many mediums to create these portraits, and clearly was the one to bring silkscreening into the world of pop-art. Warhol would begin the process with photographs of the subject, choosing one as the image to be enlarged. From there the image was silkscreened onto the canvas, and then painted. Celebrity portraits 

Amidst the 1970s Warhol continued making portraits along with pursuing many other facets of his career including publishing, producing, and filmmaking. His fascination continued with high-profile figures such as a series of portraits depicting China's ruler Mao, during the Nixon administration.