Missing My 15 Minutes of Fame
December 28, 2012
Andy Warhol’s iconic paintings of Campbell’s soup cans
Seattle’s City Arts online magazine recently sponsored a contest for Andy Warhol-inspired art in conjunction with the Tacoma Art Museum‘s current exhibition, “Flowers for Tacoma.” I entered two pieces, each playing off the pop art image of Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s soup cans. Instead of the Campbell’s soup can found in our mothers’ pantries, I featured a more contemporary everyday icon, the ubiquitous Starbucks coffee cup.
My entries did not win a prize, but I had fun executing my pop art vision. Here are my Andy Warhol-inspired creations:
Collage of Starbucks coffee cups with pop art effect
Watercolor sketch of iconic Starbucks coffee cup
December 28, 2012 at 9:20 am
Very cool! I think you should of won!!
December 29, 2012 at 5:43 am
I love your art work! Keep it up!
December 29, 2012 at 9:02 am
Thank you for the encouragement.
December 29, 2012 at 12:32 pm
I’m really fond of the watercolor. I laughed at this post, thanks to my aunt’s Christmas gift. I happen to like the Starbuck’s lady (or whatever she is – more about that later) but I noticed something funny about the Starbuck’s cup my aunt sent along with some of their coffee. The logo is on the outside of the cup, so the person drinking never sees it. It’s visible to everyone else – in short, its primary purpose is advertising, not decoration for the pleasure of the person consuming the beverage.
Sneaky.
My little search to find out about the “lady” led me to this page, which is very interesting. You probably know all this, being from the area, but I didn’t have a clue, especially about the early logo. And I never had come up against a two-tailed mermaid. The addendae to the original post are interesting, too, especially the note from an original designer.
December 29, 2012 at 1:01 pm
What a delightful, informative comment! Thanks for the link.