Did Andy Warhol predict Social Media? I think so. Take a look and let me know what you think. NEWDA presentation, 6/2012

1. How Andy Warhol
predicted social media
in 1969

2. Who was Andy Warhol?
Andy Warhol was the leader
of the Pop Art movement in
the United States .

3. Who was Andy Warhol?
1928: Born
1949: BFA in Pictorial Design
1950: Commercial Art in NY
1960: Made 1st Pop Art Painting
1964: Opened his studio “The Factory”
1969: Co-founded Interview Magazine
1987: Died

4. What Is Pop Art?
Pop Art is inspired by popular culture — such
as movies, comic books, advertising.
Pop Art is rendered using commercial art
techniques— such as silk-screening.
Pop Art is mass-produced making it less about
the artist’s ability and more about the art.

5. What is Social Media?
Social Media makes user-generated content
easy, everyone is an artist, writer or producer
Social Media platforms allow anyone to share
content to the masses via the Internet
Social Media is all about participation, if a lot
of us “like” something it goes viral.

6. What did the critics “Say”?
The artists (writers or producers) are not
formally trained
The artists (writers or producers) do not use
proper techniques
Pop Art (Social Media) brings down the value
of professional work

7. How Andy Warhol predicted Social Media?
In the future everybody
will be world famous
for fifteen minutes.

8. What was media like in 1969?

9. What was media like in 1979?

10. What was media like in 1996?

11. What is media like now?

12. How Andy Warhol predicted Social Media?
Don't pay any attention to
what they write about you.
Just measure it in inches.

13. How Andy Warhol predicted Social Media?
I think everybody
should like everybody.

14. How Andy Warhol predicted Social Media?
When I got my first
television set, I stopped
caring so much about
having close relationships.

15. How Andy Warhol predicted Social Media?
I never read, I just
look at pictures.

16. How Andy Warhol predicted Social Media?
I am a deeply
superficial person.

17. How Andy Warhol predicted Social Media?
Isn't life a series of
images that change as
they repeat themselves?

18. How Andy Warhol predicted Social Media?
It’s not what you are that
counts, it’s what they
think you are.

19. How Andy Warhol predicted Social Media?
I’m bored with that line.
I never use it anymore. My
new line is “In 15 minutes
everybody will be famous.”

20. What do you think?
Did Andy Warhol
predict social media?