Warhol was a very interesting character and refused to conform to other people’s ideas of what he should be or what his art should be. While Warhol’s Factory became synonymous with drugs and the counter culture movement, Warhol himself never participated in taking drugs and in fact rarely drank alcohol. His effeminate style and his openness about his homosexual lifestyle drew attention to Warhol, but his critics focused on his art. They did not understand the messages he was trying to convey in painting seemingly mundane objects like a can of soup or how his film would later be seen as the precursor to today’s reality television. Warhol was a truly innovative artist, ahead of his times and never afraid to tackle a new medium or challenge.
