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I use Skype quite a lot at work, and I always get a kick out of seeing the ever-changing images and quotes people use on their profiles. This week, one of my colleagues had this image up:

Pop Art is for Everyone
By Billy Name

A great image and a great quote, I'd say. This quirky series by photographer Billy Name celebrates the off-beat words of Pop Art King Andy Warhol. As I'm sure you know, Warhol gained most of his inspiration from pop culture, and he felt that art was absolutely everywhere, to be enjoyed by everyone. Who but Andy Warhol could have turned the ubiquitous Brillo pad into a cultural icon, and a work of art at that?

Here's another great image from the Billy Name series:

It Takes a Lot of Work to Figure Out How to Look So Good
By Billy Name

Of course, Warhol was a social butterfly and high on his list of priorities was looking ab fab. Always easy to spot in a crowd, Warhol typically sported a signature ensemble of a black suit, a white shirt and those famous thick plastic glasses. And who could forget the hair? The birth of bed head!

Here's one more:

Think Rich, Look Poor
By Billy Name

This quote's a bit of a contradiction to the last one, wouldn't you say? Then again, Warhol was a man of many paradoxes. He hobnobbed with both homeless bohemians and New York City's most famous celebs. He spent his days turning the world of fine art on its ear by bringing everyday objects into the limelight. He was immensely social and yet incredibly private. A fascinating man, to be sure.

Anyway, my colleague's Skype window obviously got me thinking! Interesting how everyday images work their way into your mind and spark your creativity, isn't it? Somehow, I think Warhol would have approved.