I read somewhere that this was called "Mr P Lovesexy" by Warhol himself.

Anyone know if this is true?

BananaCologne said:

first time i saw it was a year before '84
unless this one is a bit different?

I am interested in the mans music not someones basically poor picture of him. I have better charactures of P at home then that rubbish.

$50k. Rather spend my money on something worthwhile. All these pictures look the same regardless of whom they are. Take an idea and then sell it to death.

rubbish.

feelUup said:

It's not quite that simple. You have to use certain chemicals and light exposure to get the image (usually taken from newpaper or magazine in Warhol's case) to 'burn' onto a silk screen. Wherever parts of the image are not burned onto the screen is where the ink will ooze through the screen onto the fabric, paper, etc. The more colors one uses, the more complicated it is because you have to have a separate screen for each color and then line them up exactly the same or the image will not have clean edges. I took printmaking in undergrad and we learned all different types (silkscreen, litho, etching...), I can't remember all the details so any current printmakers feel free to add/correct.

MrPurple said:

sosgemini said:

con-fuckit...some of ya'll seriously need to learn more about art and its different techniques/styles, i swear. it ain't as simple as it looks.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Okay! Like I said above, there are tons of artists who do things that most people think their 5 year old could do. But try it, I guarentee it's not that easy. That's why they are *artists* (Just like Prince makes guitar playing and creating songs look easy.) It's not just making an image, it's coming up with the concept, executing it, and knowing when to stop. Pollock's canvases might look they had no planning, but he chose the right colors and knew how much of each to use in the composition, and he knew when to say, "It's finished."

I agree with you guys: Silkscreen is not an easy process, but it's not THAT difficult either. I've taught it to middle school kids with success. Even when you're using more than one color--this looks like 3 plus the white, getting the registration correct takes some time and precision, but it's not the most difficult thing either. I've never been THAT impressed with Warhol's work, but I still like the idea that he did a silkscreen of Prince!

Anyone got the original photo the print is based on? Obviously early 80s Controversy era.

What a bunch of philistines.

jone70 said:

exactly! as much as people are fascinated with prince and how he does things, i'm surprised that some folks are still kinda clueless when it comes to art. it's just maddening!

i haven't gone to art school (yet, anyway...still thinking about it) so i haven't a degree or anything like that, but art is very much my first love. and yes, creating a composition is a helluva lot more than just drawing a few lines, playing a few notes or poking some clay a little. it's kinda hard to explain, but when there's enough done to a piece of work, something will tell you "hey, this is good--stop here!" i can totally relate to what you said, jone: i was the lone girl in class, doodling away and had the crowd of kids around me and going "wow, you make it look so easy!" i'd always be like, "it ISN'T, alright?!"

comin up with good tunes isn't easy either...

jone70 said:

exactly! as much as people are fascinated with prince and how he does things, i'm surprised that some folks are still kinda clueless when it comes to art. it's just maddening!

i haven't gone to art school (yet, anyway...still thinking about it) so i haven't a degree or anything like that, but art is very much my first love. and yes, creating a composition is a helluva lot more than just drawing a few lines, playing a few notes or poking some clay a little. it's kinda hard to explain, but when there's enough done to a piece of work, something will tell you "hey, this is good--stop here!" i can totally relate to what you said, jone: i was the lone girl in class, doodling away and had the crowd of kids around me and going "wow, you make it look so easy!" i'd always be like, "it ISN'T, alright?!"

SpecialEd said:

i'm thinking it's this, reversed:

I happen to be an artist so I'm qualified to give my opinion on Andy's work. most of his work is WEAK.....did I say WEAK? I meant weak.

Graycap23 said:

i'm one too--but being an artist doesn't really give you qualification or carte blanche to critique another person's work. everyone's a critic, really. i'm not too sure as to how exactly i wanna put this, so i'm gonna be brief: the only thing we as artists truly have is a knack for seeing/interpreting things differently than other people. that'd be the closest thing to being "qualified" that we've got, i guess.

SpecialEd said:

i'm thinking it's this, reversed:

What a bunch of philistines.

here's another picture of prince. who wants to start the bidding at $100,000???

you can buy re-prints of the andy wharhol silkscreen, I was able to get one.

Anyone got the original photo the print is based on? Obviously early 80s Controversy era.

Here's the diary entry:

p. 749, Saturday, August 2, 1986 - Wilfredo had gotten tickets for Prince, and so cabbed over to Madison Square Garden ($3). We passed Debbie Harry and Stephen Sprouse who were there, and we sat down just as Prince jumped out naked, or almost, and it's the greatest concert I've ever seen there, just so much energy and excitement. I saw Ron Delsener and he invited us to the party for Prince at the Palladium. Prince left in a limo the second the show was over.

We went into the Mike Todd Room and it was just almost empty, tables set up, reserved, and there, in a white coat and pink bellbottoms, like a Puerto Rican at a prom, all by himself, was Prince. He was just great, that image of him being weird and always with the bodyguards and everything was just dispelled, and he came over to each and every person and shook their hand and said he was so happy they came, and he danced with each and every girl – all these weird girls in sixties dresses. Literally with every girl, and he wasn't even a good dancer. And he remembered names, like he said, « So glad you came, Wilfredo. » What manners! And Wilfredo was in heaven. We asked Prince if he would be our December cover and he said we'd have to talk to his manager and we said that we'd asked the manager and the manager said to ask him, and so they said they'd work it out. We were just shaking, it was so exciting. And Billy Idol was there and you know, seeing these two glamour boys, it's like the boys are the new Hollywood glamour girls, like Harlow and Marilyn. So wierd.

XxAxX said:

Oh, cut it out.