Andy Warhol, Myths

The piece, Myths, by Andy Warhol is more of a self portrait then a traditional piece of Warhol’s art. The piece features ten images of iconic figures of the time. The tenth image of the work is of Warhol himself, yet unlike the other images that have clear head or body shots from straight on, Warhol’s image is on the side. The main feature of Warhol’s tile is his shadow. Each image is replicated ten times, focusing on the idea of repetition and image reproductions of idols to the masses. The image is more symbolic of a self portrait because Warhol is saying something about himself in the piece. He is grouping himself with well known idols, yet he is making the focus on his shadow and not on his real face. This tends to bring the point of view that Warhol considered that he is believes that what he leaves behind, his shadow, is actually the idol and the real man is off to the side of the spotlight.

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