Campbell's Soup Can

In the case of Andy Warhol, his Campbell’s Soup Can portraits were a prime example of the pop art movement that typified the Postmodernism ideals. This work of art was done through a process known as silk-screening and was comprised of thirty-two canvases which each represented a different flavor of soup (Dorment). His work was initially rejected by many in the art community as being far to simplistic and lacking in creative effort or thought (Dorment). It was thought to be a form of art known as Kitsch, which was generally considered by art purists to be a bastardization of true art (“Merriam Webster”). This form of art was viewed as superficial and not requiring the creativity or talent to understand or create as opposed to “high art.” From a Postmodernism perspective these were works of art as Warhol created them as he had an appreciation for the simplicity of the design and the mass appeal of the product.  He wanted to demonstrate that art could be depicted through everyday objects. Warhol also felt a personal association with the subject as he claimed to have eaten Campbell’s soup every day for years. The idea of Relativism also plays heavily into his art as the Campbell’s Soup Can portraits can be appreciated and interpreted subjectively. The idea is that there is no defined absolute as to what constitutes art, which paves the way for objective acceptance of Warhol’s pop art.