Buckster
In memoriam
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Using Warhol as an example, he knew when and why and how to break "the rules" because he actually learned them first, understood them and worked with them.Whether you call them rules, guidelines, or donkeys, and whether you have them memorized or internalized or you just carry them around on an index card, when Wharhol comes on the scene and turns everything upside down, you pretty much look like a jerk if you get fussy about sticking to them.
He started out by going to school to learn design and illustration, and studied commercial art at the School of Fine Arts at Carnegie Institute of Technology, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, where he certainly learned "the rules".
He then went on to a career in magazine illustration and advertising, where he no doubt used his knowledge of "the rules" to become successful and gain attention, while working out his own style that led to his ultimate successes as an artist.
He didn't just come out of the blue with no knowledge or experience of "the rules", start turning things upside down, and win the big prize for it.