Conférence autour de l'exposition "Andy Warhol. La ligne et l'image".

Bibliothèque André Malraux

Presentation of the Musée du Luxembourg exhibition "Andy Warhol. La ligne et l'image" by a museum guide lecturer. If the name Andy Warhol immediately evokes silkscreens and portraits of celebrities, his drawn work occupies an essential place in his artistic practice. The exhibition "Andy Warhol. La ligne et l'image" reveals how much this medium, far from being incidental, accompanies his entire career. Trained in illustration, the artist never stopped drawing, even after adopting the mechanical processes that marked his work. Drawing thus appears as a constant site of experimentation, where images are constructed and a singular visual thinking unfolds. From an early Autoportrait dated 1942 to the acrylic drawings for La Dernière Cène in 1986, Warhol's drawn production is abundant and varied. Portraits, caricatures, genre scenes, advertising illustrations, self-promotional portfolios: drawing remained his tool of choice until the end of the 1950s. It allowed him to gradually free himself from the influences of Klee, Picasso, Cocteau, as well as American artists such as Shahn. Through drawing, Andrew Warhola becomes Andy Warhol. A true guided tour from afar, this lecture will give you a first glimpse of the artist's work before going to see it, just next door, at the Musée du Luxembourg. A workshop "A la manière d'Andy Warhol" will be offered at the library on Saturday, October 12th at 3pm.

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