perks from our paper

For the paper that we are currently working on, I chose a portrait of Marilyn Monroe, 'Marilyn', by Andy Warhol. At the exact time that I decided to use this piece, I had countless thoughts running through my head as to how I could interpret the work and argue different points. However, when I actually needed body to write about for a five or six page paper, I began to worry.
Anybody who is familiar with the works of Andy Warhol is aware of the shocking simplicity of them. I became worried that I had chosen something that presented no argument. Then, my mind began to drift more. Warhol had to have some reasoning in his isolationist patterns; this was all related to his pop art genre.
So I began researching and reading all about Andy Warhol and pop art, which I discovered was very interesting and enjoyable rather than just a homework assignment. Like all artists, Warhol went through a grand journey before he was internationally known and recognized. But what I found the most interesting about his works and those of other pop artists was the desire for their art to appear to be mass produced. It seems that most every form of art that I have heard of up until this point aspired towards uniqueness. Did people not pay thousands of dollars for original and unique works of art? What about this mass produced effect was so appealing? I'm not really positive why this particular characteristic of the pop art trend existed, but it definitely exists still today.