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The work of Campbell's Soup Cans suggests a mechanical uniformity that is repeated in the thousands of homes that have a similar object, a banal and common representation of the spirit of our time. Warhol continued to express his ideas on consumerism and continued to use repetition in his work. Over the years he created several works involving the same theme as Campbell's Soup Cans. Campbell's Soup Cans is a work of art produced by pop artist Andy Warhol in 1962. It consists of thirty-two canvases of the same size, each 20x16 inches, featuring a painting of a Campbell's soup can, each representing one of the flavors offered by the company during that period. For this reason it is also known as 32 Campbell's Soup Cans. The individual paintings were created with a semi-mechanized process of screen printing ("Campbell's Soup Cans"). Campbell's Soup Cans was the first of several works created with this theme. The thirty-two paintings are very similar, each having a realistic image of the iconic red and white Campbell's Soup can on a white background. The paintings feature small variations in names that indicate the flavor of each soup. Most of these are written in red letters; however, four varieties have additional black letters, such as the "Clam Chowder" painting which says "Manhattan Style" in black letters below the name. The “Beef” flavor can also has black letters indicating that it is made “With vegetables and barley,” while the “Scotch Broth” can has black letters that say “A Hearty Soup,” and the “Minestrone” can has “Italian -Style “Vegetable soup” also written in this color. Additionally, there are two flavors that have words in brackets written in red letters under the soup type. One of these is the "Beef Broth" which... in the center of the card......Soup Cans). Warhol also used image repetition in his work, and Campbell's Soup Cans is no exception. By repeating the same object he managed to saturate the viewer, demonstrating that if you see the same thing enough times it diminishes its meaning. A specific image can be very interesting, but many similar images become a collection of the same thing. If you see many cans of soup at the same time, no matter how processed each one is, all you will see is a group of cans. Campbell's Soup Cans work suggests a mechanical uniformity that is repeated in the thousands of homes that have a similar object, a banal and common representation of the spirit of our time. Warhol continued to express his ideas on consumerism and continued to use repetition in his work. Over the years he created several works involving the same theme as Campbell's Soup Cans.