Caroline Law 1976

This is Andy Warhol’s portrait of Caroline Law, constructed with bold colours and stark outlines. The composition immediately draws the eye, focusing attention on the stylized and simplified features of the sitter. The flat, graphic application of colour, with blocks of blue, black and pink, flattens the image, removing depth and emphasizing surface. This technique rejects traditional modeling and perspective. Warhol challenges the viewer's perception, questioning how we interpret images and representation. The colour scheme and the silk-screen technique contribute to a sense of artifice and constructed reality. Warhol here isn't just depicting an individual; he’s interrogating the very nature of portraiture and its function in contemporary culture, leaving us to reconsider the image's surface and its deeper implications.