My perfect Saturday or Sunday would consist of the following: heading out to breakfast before the brunch crowd does, walking from Surry Hills in to the Botanic Gardens and to the Art Gallery of NSW, spending an hour or two absorbing all of the incredible art that hangs on their white walls and then vegan yum-cha lunch one of the best hidden secret spots in Sydney, Bodhi. If I did this once a month, I would be an impossibly happy human being. And one impossibly happy human I was yesterday when we did just that AND my favourite artist in the whole world/history of time was being exhibited at the gallery! Andy Warhol.
If you're not familiar with Warhol, he was basically the king of pop art, and all art really since the 1960s, in my humble opinion anyway. Warhol took a very commercial approach to art, both in his subject matter, think Campbell's Soup and 60s celebrities, and in business. I find him so fascinating because he was truly unique, unapologetic and prolific.
The current exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW, Adman: Warhol before Pop, explores the illustrative advertising work Andy created in the very early stages of his career. Most of the work on display were ink drawings on paper, a lot different to the silk screens he is most famous for, but it was still distinctly Warhol. I have included some of my favourite drawings from the exhibition above. I especially loved the hands holding the flowers! If you're in Sydney whilst this exhibition is on you should definitely go and check it out! And then have lunch at Bodhi. You can thank me later for the A+ recommendation.
Adman: Warhol before Pop is on at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, until 28 May 2017
