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Title
The Silver Factory / 231 East 47th Street
Artist
Elizabeth McTaggart
Medium
Digital Art - Fractal Art And Digital Collage
Description
The Silver Factory:...
The Factory was the name of Andy Warhol's New York City studio, which had three different locations between 1962 and 1984. The original Factory was on the fifth floor at 231 East 47th Street, in Midtown Manhattan. The Factory was the hip hangout for artsy types, amphetamine users, and the Warhol superstars. It was famed for its groundbreaking parties. In the studio, Warhol's workers would make silkscreens and lithographs.
The original Factory was often referred to by those who frequented it as the Silver Factory. Covered with tin foil and silver paint, the Factory was decorated by Warhol's friend Billy Name, who was also the in-house photographer at the Factory. Warhol would often bring in silver balloons to drift around the ceiling.
The silver represented the decadence of the scene, as well as the proto-glam of the early sixties. Silver, fractured mirrors, and tin foil were the basic decorating materials loved by the early amphetamine users of the sixties. Billy Name was the perfect person to take this style and cover the whole factory, even the elevator. By combining the industrial structure of the unfurnished studio with the glitter of silver and what it represented, Warhol was commenting on American values, as he did so often in his art. The years spent at the Factory were known as the Silver Era, not solely because of the design, but because of the decadent and carefree lifestyle full of money, parties, drugs and fame.
[source: Wikipedia]
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March 20th, 2013
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Miami, FL - United States
Love it Fav.
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
So glad you pick some "Factory" stuff!! One of my favorites.. Thank you so much for the FAV Rudy!!
Toronto, ON - Canada
Elizabeth, beautiful artwork with good use of added texture. voted from Artist News thread.
Kingston, ON - Canada
I really like how you developed this image. Lots of interesting things for your eye to explore.
Barcelona - Spain
Another impresive document on The Factory! I like how, through your gallery. you give up this tribute to the great symbol of pop in the 60's and 70''. In those years, if you wanted to be somebody in this underground life style, you had to be seen hanging around "The Factory". Well, you already know how I love this series. A great job, Elizabeth! T V g+
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Pedro ~ I know you are one of my biggest supporters of the "The Factory" gallery and I appreciate your comments and compliments way more than you could ever know! Your wonderful kind words always inspire me to strive evermore higher! Thank you so much for your continued support!
Baton Rouge, La - United States
You are making my day John! :) Thank you (again) for the visit to my site and for your great compliments and votes!!!
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