I believe that Ryan Murphy is a genius. His instincts remind me of Andy Warhol. I recently went to the Warhol museum in Pittsburgh, and you can see a lot of echoes of Andy in Ryan’s work. Like Andy, Ryan’s finger is so on the pulse of culture that he’s ahead of culture. Their aesthetic and their vision of the world are very similar.
I believe that Ryan Murphy is a genius. His instincts remind me of Andy Warhol. I recently went to the Warhol museum in Pittsburgh, and you can see a lot of echoes of Andy in Ryan's work. Like Andy, Ryan's finger is so on the pulse of culture that he's ahead of culture. Their aesthetic and their vision of the world are very similar.
Andy Warhol: I think everybody should like everybody.
Gene Swenson: Is that what Pop Art is all about?
Andy Warhol: Yes, it's liking things.
Take an exhibit, in the days when we saw the Pop art - Andy Warhol and all that - tomato soup cans, etc., and coming home, you saw everything like A. Warhol.
I was a fan of Andy's since I was a small kid. I recall seeing an ad of famous people on an airplane together. It was caricature drawing. There was Muhammad Ali, there was Miles Davis, and there was Andy Warhol. I had a fascination with him since I was little.
I love Andy Warhol!
Andy Warhol defined Pop Art.
Even Andy Warhol had a copy of '666.'
Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
The 60s will be remembered for The Beatles, Andy Warhol and Me!
Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60.
The most famous living artist in America is Andy Warhol, unfortunately.
I'm a poet born in the era of Andy Warhol and a generation that wanted to be famous.
Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an IQ of 60.
After Andy Warhol died, it left a dark cloud over N.Y.C. nightlife.
That is what [Andy] Warhol portraits do: They elevate the subject into an icon of the pop culture he was documenting.