ANDY WARHOL did Marylin. Just search on the internet…
It is iconic.
Is it any wonder; she is an icon, so is the artist.
There are iconic works of art – the canon that includes the Mona Lisa, the Birth of Venus and more besides.
But today there are artists who are famous without having a signature piece. For example, the likes of Damian Hirst and Jackson Pollok have nothing. They have a ‘rough idea’ in that we know what their work would be like, but nothing specifically.
It reminds me of music and charts – some bands have hits, some bands just do themselves.
Which is best?
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