Inspirations from NYC: Part 1 - Warhol and Steak
In our recent trip to New York, I was reminded that there is inspiration everywhere. Friday night we were lucky to stumble upon the Pink Pony on our tear through the lower east side.
While waiting to be seating, I found this huge book about Andy Warhol. I’ve always been a bit skeptical of Warhol and pop art in general. As a graphic designer, the reuse of commercial art for fine art has always given me a stink face.
A quick flip through Giant provided a visual look at Warhol’s path, including his time as a commercial artist. It popped my ignorance bubble and validated a lot of his pop concepts by showing his insanely in depth studies of anything he found beautiful… many of those revolving around repetition. I was reminded of my long nights in design school endlessly sketching subjects in search of insight.
Also… the food and ambience at the Pink Pony was perfect… including the trippy backward mirror.
