The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
A Biography, Autobiography, Philosophy book. The child-like, gum-chewing navet , the glamour rooted in despair, the self admiring carelessness, the perfected otherness,...
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The child-like, gum-chewing navet , the glamour rooted in despair, the self admiring carelessness, the perfected otherness, the wispiness, the shadowy, voyeuristic, vaguely sinister aura, the pale, soft-spoken magical presence, the skin and bones Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol // When you're interested in somebody, and you think they might be interested in you, you should point out all your beauty problems and defects right away, rather than take a chance they won't notice them. Maybe, say, you have a permanent beauty problem you can't change, such as too-short legs. Just say it. "My legs, as you've probably noticed, are much too short in proportion to the rest of my body." Why give the other person the satisfaction of discovering it for themselves? Once it's out in the open, at least you know it will never become an issue later... And the fascination I experienced was probably very close to a certain kind of love. Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol //
I find that I'm most often disappointed by books when I have expectations of them. Warhol is an artist first and foremost so maybe I should have expected that this 'autobiographical' work wouldn't follow the standard prose format. Instead I found myself reading a Warhol quote book, quotes that the author found himself enamored with... The problem I have with Andy Warhol is the same I have with David Lynch. I don't like all the movies of David Lynch, except the seductive Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive (in parts), but I love reading about them. I love to hear him talking about them, their genesis, and what they mean (or don't mean). In equal measures, the superficial,... He turned out to be as eccentric as i imagined he was. The book is similar to watching one of those reality shows that follows celebs around. While I don't care for those types of shows, this short easy book is a sort of way to glimpse what a reality show of Andy Warhol would be like.
