When I was reading through The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, I highlighted a few quotes that I felt were powerful to me, my everyday life, and what I go through.
"When I look in the mirror I only know that I don't see myself as others see me...Because I'm looking at myself the way I want to see myself..." (p.7)
We all have our own interpretations of ourselves and the way we look. Although others may see me as thin and decent looking, I never look at myself the way others see me. I'm always criticizing and finding things I need to work on.
"Couples do become like each other when they're together for a long time, because you like the person and you pick up their mannerisms and their little good habits. And you eat the same food." (p.49)
This quote reminded me of me and my boyfriend. We've been together for 2 1/2 years now. It's totally unconscious but we tend to do and act the same way now. Although we still definitely do have our differences, there are some aspects such as food, dress, and ways of speaking that show similarities.
"People should fall in love with their eyes closed. Just close your eyes and don't look." (p.50)
This quote to me was beautiful mainly because it is saying that beauty is beyond the outer layer. You shouldn't necessarily fall in love with someone based on their looks because [as cheesy as it may sound] whats on the inside is what's really going to take a couple far and make being in love that much more pleasant.
"If somebody runs at a 2.2, does that mean that people will be able to do it at 2.1 and 2.0 and 1.9 and so on until they can do it in 0.0? So at what point will they not break a record?" (p.85)
I honestly picked this quote for its wit. I've never thought about this concept. Just thinking about the Olympics this past summer, so many records were broken. People are getting faster and stronger, when WILL they reach the point where they can't break the record anymore?
"They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." (p.111)
As time changes; the numbers on your watch change and you calender will need to be flipped over to another month. But to change things, it all depends on yourself. You are in ultimate control of yourself, your body, and your actions. Time can't do anything except move forward to a new day.
The Andy Warhol Bridge on 7th Street in Pittsburgh (Wikipedia image).
Is everything we see in in the everyday life su
bconsciously art? The video regarding graffiti removal which exemplified art made me think about everyday objects that could also exemplify art in the same way. The graffiti removal was subconsciously art. As they removed it, different colors and sizes of rectangles were used which created a pattern. Subconsciously the remover had no idea they were an artist at work. Some examples I can think of in everyday life are: the way bricks are layered, the half oval window in my bedroom, the way I 
arrange my pillows after I make my bed, the flashy light shows and displays at concerts, the way the vines/grapes are arranged in rows at vineyards, a Ferris wheel at the local fair, the color arrangement of the fruits and vegetables at the grocery store, etc. We all exemplify and incorporate art in our everyday life even though we don’t realize it. There are plenty of other ways that art is exemplified in everyday life, but its such a part of everyday life it is harder to distinguish than obvious art. It’s unobvious art, art created by the subconscious. Why do we have prestigious artists when we all are artists in our everyday life?
