Art and the Philosophy of Simulacra

irely different "reality". Though it can be dubbed a fake, it does hold a certain advantage and power. Andy Warhol became known when he uses pop icons as a part of his works. The pop icon, like the Campbell soup can, is seen as the "real" here. It is known and mass-produced thus making it pop. Warhol reproduced it and put it in the work to be recognized as part of it. The process though is being simulated. He simulates the masses by indirectly using a popular object to give a realistic feel to another, in this case, his artworks. Thus, the artwork becomes real.
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