Shamash meets Andy Warhol - Campbell’s Soup Cans (1962)
Description
This
painting is a painting of the Campbell's Soup Cans Series (1962) made by
Andy Warhol in 1962. This painting series is the most phenomenal masterpiece of
Andy Warhol and is also synonymous with Andy Warhol and the pop art movement
itself. The inspiration to paint this series came from Andy Warhol's intention
as a pioneer of pop art, to raise things that are commonplace among the general
public. Campbell's canned soup is a consumer product that is in demand among
the people of the United States at that time, this product is consumed by
various groups in the United States. This is what made Andy Warhol interested
in painting Campbell's canned soup. Campbell produced a variety of canned soup
variants of various flavours, Andy Warhol painted all the flavours available at
the time.