The silver factory by Andy Warhol

The silver factory

The silver factory was not only a space but a story that became history. 

Andy Warhol created this studio as a sanctuary for people of his kind. People looking for avant-garde ideas such as painters, writers or photographers. They were all looking for a place to express their creativity without any process, to become free of expression without any judgments. 

To me, this factory became a central point for Pop Art in the United States, it became the historical place where the pop artists had to be or go through out their lives. 

It became the church of Catholics, the mosque of Muslims and the synagogue for Jews.

In my point of view, the silver factory gave the impression of a travel to the space. The aim of Andy Warhol was probably to have this feeling of being in the stars or even touching them.

He created this spaceship where his mind and creativity could be floating and travelling. 

And this idea could be very much linked with the common expression "having the head in the clouds". 

As we can see in the second picture, the space was hosting many events and parties where Pop artists could share and be on the same wave.

Therefore, this is probably thanks to this space that Andy Warhol became the father of Pop Art. 

Léa Blanchard