Andy Warhol’s Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy by Andy Warhol dives deep into Warhol’s mental state when he made it in 1960. It explores his view on cartoons in the 1950’s and how influential cartoons can be on a developing mind. It also discusses his own struggles with his masculinity and his developing homosexuality as he ages. This piece is a look into Warhol’s brain as the viewer looks at a dilapidated cartoon strip, with certain words omitted, like his development, spotty.