He created his first Pop painting based on comics and ads in 1961. ... Warhol was a heavily influenced artist which lead him to expand on the entirely new genre of Pop Art. Some things he was influenced by soon became an almost mandatory way of painting, many of his ideas created from his culture became the backbone of Pop Art itself. ... He put culture on a canvas and revolutionised pop art. As an artist living in America he saw a chance to highlight how easy people were influenced by media and pop culture. ...

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