The Giants of 20th Century -- Alfredo Bouret and Andy Warhol

Alfredo Bouret was born in Mexico but lives in Sydney now. When Alfredo Bouret was young he drew for a magazine named La Familia. He moved to Paris in 1948 and started sketching the designs of Dior, Chanel, Givenchy, Balenciaga and Bally. These illustrations are used in the magazine Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and brought Alfredo Bouret worldwide recognition.

Here is a video of Alfredo Bouret produced by Fashion Group International of Sydney Inc in 2005, and this is the link of this retrospective by Alfredo Bouret himself which introduced his experiences as an illustrator and fashion designer in the past. The link is -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shNFFy9Gdl0

Andy Warhol’s full name is Andy Warhola but he dropped the last letter in his name soon. This American boy became a commercial artist after he graduated from Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh and started drawing for Glamour magazine. Till 1960s, Andy concentrated on being a Pop artist and drew for Esquire and Bazaar which made him popular at that time. Because of the time limit, Andy created a special way to draw his “looked printed” images to get the need of speed – The blotted line technique (Downton, 2010). Andy influenced many illustrators in the USA and he became a “business artist” in the end.