In this artwork, how is the Analysis discussed?
The character Andy Mouse is a depiction of Andy Warhol as Mickey Mouse. Haring and Warhol both had a fascination with Disney, particularly Mickey Mouse.In one of the portraits, Andy Mouse is pictured on a dollar bill. Haring stated: "It’s like treating him [Warhol] like he was part of American culture, like Mickey Mouse was. That he himself had become a symbol, a sign for something complete, universally understandable. He sort of made this niche for himself in the culture. As much as Mickey Mouse had…putting him on a dollar bill was just making him even more like an icon or part of the American dream."Richard Lloyd, International Head of Prints & Multiples, analyzed that "Andy Mouse is a brilliant culmination of Haring's entire oeuvre. Its bold graphic quality, complex composition and glorious color are high water marks for the artist. Andy Mouse's large scale and brilliant postmodern referencing of Pop icons such as Mickey Mouse—by way of Andy Warhol—mark this as a seminal Haring work which remains relevant to contemporary art today."
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