Acclaimed as the founding father of the Pop Art movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s, Andy Warhol, through his efforts, continued society's obsession with mass culture and allowed it to become the object of his art. He produced works that challenged and challenged popular notions of what art should be by contesting “traditional conventions relating to the uniqueness, authenticity, and authorship” of art (Faerna 28). However, it is an injustice to say that Warhol's goals primarily included the desire to create such an innovative and salient style of American art or to entertain audiences by making his own artistic contribution. Rather, Andy Warhol's interests were more intertwined with his self-interest and greed. Although a fraction of Andy Warhol's inspiration lay in his ambition to create a "unique" and exotic style of American art, his primary motivation was purely materialistic and involved acquiring large sums of money and publicity to fuel his obsession for wealth and fame. The experiences he had during his difficult and impoverished early life are one of many possible explanations for Warhol's reliance on materialism later in his life. Born on August 6, 1928 in the slums of Pittsburgh, Andy Warhol was the fourth child of working-class Slovakian immigrant parents who barely spoke English. As a child, Warhol developed chorea, a disease that causes abnormal involuntary movements. As a result, this contributed to his isolation as a child as he was often bedridden and thus became an outcast at school (Gale American Decades). During his early years, he also developed a fascination with fame and recognition as he constantly accumulated images of celebrities and movie stars... in the middle of paper... embedded in the chemical processes that led to the formation of oxidation. Painting; rather, he was more interested in converting these bodily fluids into something valuable and valuable. The Oxidation Painting was an attempt by Warhol to project his persona into the media to gain publicity and attention. Furthermore, the Oxidation Painting remains Warhol's most economically valuable work. Now, twenty-three years after Warhol's death, his face and works are on T-shirts, iPods, blue jeans, sunglasses, Christmas cards, bags, skateboards and wallpaper. His reputation and popularity are endless and his artwork continues to bring in huge sums of money. Even after his death, Warhol's name continues to receive both publicity and infamy. Ultimately, Andy Warhol's legacy lies in his extravagant and exotic artistic style and his lust for materialism and wealth..