Andy Warhol – Food

Andy Warhol most recognisable images are some that contain simple every day items of food and drink. Warhol is famous for producing the Campbells soup print in the same repetition technique he used in portraits. I was drawn immediately to these images because I was intrigued at how such a simple image is so striking. I was inspired by Warhol’s use of food and everyday objects throughout his work, in particular his work with the Coca Cola bottle. I would like to experiment with this idea within my creative research project.

“Warhol grew up eating watered-down ketchup with salt for soup. His images of consumer items such as Campbell’s soup cans are rooted in his experience of an emerging aspirational culture, selling the dream of economic and social progress.” – Kirsteen McSwein – Tate Modern.

Warhol continues to use the theme of food throughout his work. He develops this idea in his work ‘After the Party’ where he has taken a candid image of a table setting and applied his specialist technique of screen printing. I have always appreciated the nature of candid images, I like how they have such a strong narrative without people being present.