This day in history: American artist Andy Warhol died on this day in 1987. Warhol is known for his pop art, especially his paintings of Campbell's soup cans.
Is this really art though? Dutch-American artist Willem de Kooning once yelled at Warhol: "You're a killer of art, you're a killer of beauty, and you're even a killer of laughter. I can't bear your work!"
One post on Quora noted: "Yes, Andy Warhol is overrated. His 'art' suffers from a lack of vision and a dearth of originality. He was a thief in the most genuine sense of the word, adding his boring twist to familiar images" calling his paintings of soup cans "insipid garbage."
He is however celebrated by the "smart" people and his paintings sell for millions. These consider him a genius.
Someone on Reddit noticed: "I actually don't see Andy Warhol as any sort of genius. I actually see him as the beginning of the dumbing down of our culture. Andy Warhol marked the point where art died and we were merely left with popular culture."
Warhol was also behind the iconic 60's musical group The Velvet Underground. Critics and the "smart" people will tell you that this band was one of the greatest of all time.
However, no one actually bought their albums, despite being named among the greatest albums of all time.
Andy Warhol also had a famously low IQ of only 86. It's fascinating to me that a man of such a limited intellectual acumen was able to dupe the "smart" people.
George Orwell was right: “There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them.”
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