We commemorate 22nd anniversary of Andy Warhol

This February 22, 2009 marked the twenty-second anniversary of the death of Andy Warhol. With death, one would think that life would gradually quiet down, but in Warhol's case it has been the exact opposite. During these past two decades his importance in the world has increased to stratospheric proportions and his legacy continues to touch all aspects of world culture.

In 1987 Warhol was hospitalized to have an infected gall bladder removed. Though the routine operation was successful, he died mysteriously during the early morning of February 22, 1987. He was 58 years old. The Warhol Foundation for the Arts was established from his estate and in 1994 the Warhol Museum opened in his childhood City of Pittsburgh. It houses the largest collection of his artwork.

Andy Warhol was an artist, filmmaker, photographer, author, editor, and cultural icon. In the years since his untimely death, his importance has grown to stratospheric proportions. He is now regarded as one of the most major artists of the Twentieth Century.

During his college days, though he was one of the youngest in his class, he quickly gained the respect of his classmates and teachers for pushing boundaries. The Fifties represented his decade as a prolific illustrator, and it was then that he absorbed much of the world's essence. In his first years in New York City he matured, learned a lot about the world and perfected much of his craft as a visual artist. But it was in the Sixties that he exploded onto the art world and most of all showed everyone that the boundaries of art were far too narrow. He singlehandedly proved that art is not just about painting and sculpture, but it's about concepts that encompass everything that one can express one's self in.