warhol: Oxidations and Abstractions

From http://arrestedmotion.com/2010/06/art-basel-switzerland-2010-part-1/img_0730-2-2/

I don't even know what to write about this one. I feel like if I make any of my typical jokes and chucklesome comments that I'm going to get myself into trouble, and because I'm sort of casually representing ASM in this capacity, that trouble might trickle down to them.

So I'm going to avoid making any jokes today. I'm going to hold them in as long as I can, because you know once you break the seal...

And the next thing you know, you're in trouble.

All I'm going to do is point out that Andy Warhol produced a series of paintings using metallic paints whose subsequent oxidation was catalyzed by the targeted, shall we say, application of human urine.

Seriously...

Check out a lesson plan about the paintings...a posting from Art For Breakfast...an article from Georgetown University...a lengthier post from WarholStars. There's even a full art book on the series of paintings.

image from http://joshuaabelow.blogspot.com/2012/07/oxidation-painting-1978-andy-warhol.html

image from http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/andy_warhol/oxidation.php

image from http://www.danielblau.com/publications/2013/andy-warhol-5/