Monday, May 5, 2014

Andy Warhol Paintings And Thomas Kinkade Paintings

By Darren Hartley


Among Andy Warhol paintings are a series of digital artworks made on an Amiga 1000. Created by the Commodore International, Amiga 1000 is a personal computer in the mid-1980s. As part of a marketing campaign, Andy created a few public pieces. However, it was never discovered if he made any digital artworks for his own purposes.

The mystery is a mystery no more, as a treasure trove of never-before-seen Andy Warhol paintings have been unearthed. The paintings were stashed away on dozens of unlabeled floppy disks. Found in a slowly deteriorating state, the artworks consisted of 28 digital pieces now considered as works of art. They were created on a host of 1980s graphics software.

If there is one person to thank for this discovery, it would be an NYC artist named Cory Arcangel. A self proclaimed Warhol enthusiast, his curiosity was aroused after watching a clip of Andy Warhol paintings during an Amiga demonstration. Among the paintings was a digital portrait of Debbie Harry. In this case, curiosity did not kill the cat.

It was at the very beginning of his artistic career when Thomas Kinkade spent his entire life savings into the printing of his first lithograph. Not for fame or fortune, it was the simple act of painting straight from the heart that provided the inspiration for the Thomas Kinkade paintings. It was more from a need to put on canvas the wonders and images of nature that Thomas was able to come up with his art.

Thomas Kinkade paintings share the joy the painter felt throughout his life. He used his paintings to support hospitals, schools and humanitarian relief. Thomas considered his art not just an accessory, but a ministry to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity.

It is in the depiction of simple pleasures and delivery of inspirational messages that the emphasis of Thomas Kinkade paintings lie. It always from a higher power that Thomas credits his ability and inspiration that enables him to create his art.




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