Why did Warhol paint soup cans?

Answer by  Allison (187)

Warhol painted soup cans because at the time there was a lot of concern about mass production and mass media and he was visually demonstrating these issues.

Answer by  poodlegirl (142)

Andy Warhol painted many items and social situations that did nothing but speak of mass culture. I believe he chose the soup can because it's simple, bright patterned label would translate nicely to the screen printing he liked to use. And that famous soup can spoke of both the mass consumer market and the comforts of home.

Answer by  daryatarawneh (56)

i would add one thing to the listed answers , Andy was a nehlict he refused the current main art stream that portraid art as a bourgiouse culture , he broke the previouse aesthetic standars by putting a simple image of every day use object and transfering it into art

Answer by  CarolynOsborne (2804)

A central question among 20th century artists is "what does art consist of?" Soup cans are obviously a mechanical production from the soup factory with some graphic design elements. A painting is a piece of art. What then is a painting of soup cans? That's why he painted them.

Answer by  Anonymous

Because it reminded him of when e was a child and when his mum used to make him that soup, and it stuck in his mind all through the years