Andy Warhol
I do not remake history of the greatest artist Andy Warhol who all of you know as an iconic member of the movement Pop of the 1960's. But I would advise you about his photographies, The Polaroids Big Shots which are not best known.
Truman Capote
Diana Vreeland
The Big Shot was one of the most unique cameras Polaroid ever introduced. It was created for practical purposes like the quick creation of I.D, portrait use only, and had a fixed focal distance of a few feet.Andy Warhol bought one in 1970 and started to shot the celebrity confidantes such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Truman Capote, Dorothy Hamill, Bianca Jagger, Grace Jones, Jack Nicklaus and former Cars vocalist Rick Ocasek.
Andy Warhol was a big fan of this camera. The Polaroid was an important ressource for him, in fact his Polaroids served as aids for painting portraits and allowed him to create memorable, varied, and iconic compositions of the greatest personnalities from his time.
The exhibition gathers together about thirty Polaroids, dating from 1970 and 1986.
An important exhibition "Big Shots : Andy Warhol Polaroids" was also presented at Nasher Museum of Art in 2010.
Debbie Harry
Giorgio Armani
Credits for photos : © Andy Warhol, Danziger Projects
http://www.danzigerprojects.com/
