Andy Warhol was a genius artist, a leading exponent of Pop Art but also an artist capable of revitalising an artistic genre considered outdated such as the portrait.
Andy Warhol’s relationship with celebrities and the organisation of his Factory allowed him to be an artist perfectly in his time but with an eye to the past.
Andy Warhol, Celebrities and the Factory
Andy Warhol all’interno della Factory
Andrew Warhola, known as Andy Warhol, was born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, and was the greatest innovator of art in the 20th century from advertising to Pop Art
The insight that made him famous was borrowed from the language of advertising.
He repeats an image over and over so that it enters the public’s mind forever, turning simple everyday objects or a famous person into a work of art.
Andy Warhol from Advertising to Pop Art
Simon Berger’s works with portraits etched in glass challenge the modes of perception and the material itself.
These are works in which glass is tested to unleash its full potential and transform the smooth surface of the glass plate into an intricate network of cracks and fractures that recreate the human face.
Simon Berger uses a hammer, a tool that should not come close to a fragile material like glass, but in the hands of the artist it is not a tool but an amplifier of effects. Just take a look at the Reels on @simonbergerart, his Instagram profile, to realise how amazing his technique is!
The works of Simon Berger
Canaletto, Piazza San Marco (1723 circa, Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza)
Canaletto’s first steps as a painter of vedute can be traced back to a stay in Rome between 1719 and 1720 when, following his father Bernando Canal, a Venetian theatre set designer, he probably met the vedute artist Gaspare Vanvitelli.
We already know how Canaletto painted, but in a recent essay, Charles Beddington has pointed out that Vanvitelli’s example was certainly the decisive inspiration to embark on a career as a vedutista, pursued by the Venetian artist in a completely original way.
Canaletto painter of views
Annibale Carracci and the frescoes in the Herrera Chapel have long been considered one of the high points of 17th century art in Rome.
Between the 15th and 18th century, the church of San Giacomo degli Spagnoli in Piazza Navona was one of the most representative places for the Spanish nation in the eternal city.
In 1602, the Castilian banker Juan Enríquez de Herrera (c. 1539-1610), a leading figure in international finance at the time, had the family chapel built in the church, entrusting its decoration to Annibale Carracci.
Thus was born the master’s last great masterpiece and a challenge for art historians because it was completed by his workshop, made up of the best artists active in 17th century Rome.
Annibale Carracci and the frescoes in the Herrera Chapel
