Andy Warhol – Poinsettia Cocktail
Andy Warhol, Poinsettias (c.1983), synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks on canvas, 35.5 x 28cm In the early 1980’s, Andy Warhol created a number of Poinsettia paintings and screen prints to give as gifts to his friends. The ubiquitous Christmas flower became associated with the holiday in Mexico in the 16th century. As instructed by an Angel,...
Andy Warhol – Upside-Down Banana Cake
Andy Warhol, Bananas (1978), polaroid photography, Paul Kasmin Gallery The Polaroid camera fit perfectly into Andy Warhol‘s artistic methods of mass production. Warhol began working with Polaroid cameras in the early 1960s and according to him “There is something about the camera that makes the person look just right” (1). Often if Warhol particularly liked...
Andy Warhol – Tomato Soup Cake
Let me first point out that if you decide to make this cake for anyone, call it by its other name, ‘Mystery Cake.’ I first heard of Tomato Soup Cake when I was flipping through a Michigan cookbook while working at a living history museum. This was after my Freshman year of college when cooking...