The work: Campbell's Soup Cans

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   abstract expressionism      advertising      capitalism      consumption      dominant white and red colours      excess      fame      flavor      material world      popular      popular culture      realist      silk-screen oil paintings      simplicity      spirit of 60s America      symbolizes      touch of gold      uniformity   

“Campbell’s soup cans” contains 32 20” x 16” , each of a different variety (flavor) of Campbell’s soup, first presented in Los Angeles on 9th July 1962 (date considered the beginning of Pop Art) and now on permanent exhibition at the MOMA.
The list of soups was provided by Campbell’s and respects the order of introduction of each onto the market.
Manufacturing process: semi-mechanical (stencil) silk-screen painting, with and a . The work is rather than abstract.

Public reaction: people were surprised by the complete change from and the interest in popular culture. But there is apparently no message: what did Warhol mean to say?
Interpretation:
a) The work is a declaration of love for , and the idea that art is for everybody, not just for the elite.
b) Art and : Warhol thinks advertising is a form of art and that ads can be used as a source of inspiration. The large number of cans the and the of modern consumption.
Interpretation (continued):
c) A work of art in touch with the present: it expresses the in its and in the way it showcases a very .
d) Many believe Warhol was criticizing with its emphasis on , on uniformity (making mass production cheaper and more profitable), and its rejection of the old and love of the new.
Conclusion: Warhol said everybody had a right to ¼ of an hour of . Perhaps all his art was saying this. Art is for everybody just as fame can be for everybody. It is certain that he became famous because of pop art and he remains today one of the most important and artists.