Handy Warhol
Work in progress 2024/2025

I consider it not a parody but a tribute — Warhol was one of the greats. An evolved illustrator that went so far into left field it changed art forever. We shared an elevator once in 1986 not long before he died. He smelled like cotton candy.
With a little help from AI, Handy Warhol is a spokesman character I inhabit using a $20 wig to promote a recent collection of my own artwork as if it were Warhol's latest. However, becoming him as a character begs a complex question.

Q: As an artist, how does "New Warhol"
navigate the digital world of 2025?

My Warhol character visited a movie theater, a bar, and a restaurant. The cel phones came out and I was photographed by various patrons. This creates two avenues to study:
The New Artwork

Warhol explored themes of photography, celebrity, identity and consumerism, among others. What is the 'Campbell's Soup' symbology of today and who are the celebrities?
Warhol vs. The Digital landscape

If Warhol returned today, how would he employ or exploit technology? Would he still live in New York producing artwork in another factory environment — or would digital tech free him from the studio?

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> ONE COOL DISCOVERY <
By changing identity, I began to approach art-making differently and discovered a completely new creative process to explore — or exploit.

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