Andy Warhol, main figure and founder of Pop Art as well as precursor of concept art, inspired his contemporaries like no other and opened the door to a concept of art that went beyond originality and creativity.
Andy Warhol, who at first was active as a commercial artist, was inspired by everything that was trivial (consumer goods, dollar bills, blossoms) and contemporary icons (such as Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe). With the principle of the reproduced motif and his preferred silkscreen technique, Andy Warhol reflected on US consumer culture in the 1960s. Andy Warhol, who lived and worked with his "Factory", was also active in painting, film and media art.
Today Andy Warhol, whose international honors have literally become countless, is regarded a true icon of post-war art.