Andy Warhol. The American Dream

He created art that was sophisticated and provocative, yet accessible and ubiquitous. His works are not only found in the most important museums of the world, but also on gadgets, clothes, walls of bars or hotel rooms. Andy Warhol (1928-1987) elevated the cliche and the everyday to the rank of a work of art, forever blurring the line between underground and mainstream. Coming from a poor family of Slovak immigrants, he brought together America's most creative personalities and shaped the imaginations of generations of artists — from Basquiat to Banksy. Andy Warhol Document. The American Dream takes us behind the scenes of this spectacular career, goes back to its beginnings, gives voice to friends, family members, experts, shows hitherto inaccessible places associated with the king of pop art. Like the protagonists of his legendary serigraphs — the greatest stars of the 20th century: Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, or Elizabeth Taylor — the artist had several faces. Andy Warhol. Thus, the American dream paints a triple portrait: a mature man strongly associated with a religious mother, an introvert hidden behind glasses of dark glasses and a superstar, adept at constructing an image, flawlessly playing both the art market and the artistic elite. Controversial and coveted, withdrawn and at the center of social events, a New York party conductor asking his nephews if they went to church on Sunday — Warhol remains a fascinating, ambiguous figure. Dating back to his Slovak roots (his parents came from a Podkarpackie village) Andy Warhol. The American Dream uncovers lesser-known cards from the life of the first celebrity of art, whose work was influenced by both Greek-Catholic church iconostases and a long illness, the premature death of a working-class father and severe poverty. Little does anyone know that before the famous cans of Campbell soup or Coca-Cola appeared on his works, he and his brothers sold aluminum flowers cut from them, which their mother made. Packed with unique archival material, the documentary shows the long way from the smoky, immigrant industrial suburbs of Pittsburgh to the heights of art, takes you behind the scenes and convinces that Warhol remains an artist whose acumen and imagination have stood the test of time.