Andy Warhol Bearbrick 400% set of 4 (Warhol Be@rbrick)
2020-2021

About the Item

Andy Warhol Bearbrick 400% Vinyl Figures: Set of four individual works (2020-2021): (after) Andy Warhol Muhammad Ali, Elvis & Marilyn (pink & blue variations) collectibles trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Andy Warhol. The partnered collectibles reveal Andy Warhol's iconic 1960's imagery wrapping the figures in their entirety. Each new, unopened; & housed in a standout Warhol collector's box's (applies to each individually). Medium: Vinyl Figures: set of 4 works (2020-2021). Set of 4 figurines in total. Two larger figures measuring: 11 x 5 inches (with each accompanied by a 1 inch companion figure). Condition: Each new in original packaging (never displayed). Warhol foundation trademark featured on lower left of reverse (applies to each). Published by Medicom from a sold out edition of unknown. Further Background: BE@RBRICKs are a form of collectible toy that resemble a cross between LEGO and well, a bear. These block-style figurines boast teddy bear-style heads that have become an integral pillar of the collectible toy scene. In fact, it wouldn’t be so far-fetched to say that it almost single-handedly carved out the fad of toy collecting in modern times, treading the very fine line between toy and art. Since its inception, BE@RBRICKs have become one of the most recognizable characters in the world, and some of the most sought after. Andy Warhol was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. Like his contemporaries Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg, Warhol responded to mass-media culture of the 1960s. His silkscreens of consumer icons—including Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Campbell’s Soup Cans, and Brillo Boxes—would make him one of the most famous artists of his generation. “The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do,” he once explained. Born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh he graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1949. Moving to New York to pursue a career in commercial illustration, the young artist worked for magazine such as Vogue and Glamour. Though Warhol was a gay man, he kept much of his private life a secret, occasionally referencing his sexuality through art. This is perhaps most evident in his drawings of male nudes from the 1950s, and later in his film Sleep (1963), which portrays the poet John Giorno nude. In 1964, Warhol had rented a studio loft on East 47th street in Midtown Manhattan which was later known as The Factory. The artist used The Factory as a hub for movie stars, models, and artists, who became fodder for his prints and films. The space also functioned as a performance venue for The Velvet Underground. During the 1980s, Warhol collaborated with several younger artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francesco Clemente, and Keith Haring. The artist died tragically following complications from routine gall bladder surgery at the age of 58, on February 22, 1987 in New York, NY. After his death, the artist’s estate became The Andy Warhol Foundation and in 1994, a museum dedicated to the artist and his oeuvre opened in his native Pittsburgh. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others. A major retrospective of Warhol's work took place at the Whiney Museum of Art in New York in 2019.

Creation Year:

2020-2021

Dimensions:

Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)

Medium:

Resin,Vinyl

Movement & Style:

Pop Art

After:

Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987, American)

Period:

21st Century