In a large part, he also birthed the modern idea of having a whole level of other artists underneath him, that did the majority of his paintings, screen prints, films, magazines - you name it. His name was much like a trademark for a product. He produced works en-mass, often as cheaply as possible.
His art studio was named, "The Factory" after all...
This is well and good - artists employing people to do much of the actual work dates to at least the Renaissance, but Warhol isn't known to exactly treat these people well - you could even call him exploitative. His nickname was, "Drella" (Dracula + Cinderella)
How many people, for example, who hung out to The Factory in its hey-day, or worked with Warhol, then had their lives destroyed by severe drug addictions - perhaps even while being a part of a film he was shooting? His public indifference to some of these deaths is astounding - perhaps because he himself was severely addicted to drugs (amphetamines).
His art studio was named, "The Factory" after all...
This is well and good - artists employing people to do much of the actual work dates to at least the Renaissance, but Warhol isn't known to exactly treat these people well - you could even call him exploitative. His nickname was, "Drella" (Dracula + Cinderella)
How many people, for example, who hung out to The Factory in its hey-day, or worked with Warhol, then had their lives destroyed by severe drug addictions - perhaps even while being a part of a film he was shooting? His public indifference to some of these deaths is astounding - perhaps because he himself was severely addicted to drugs (amphetamines).
Take a walk on the Wild Side.