Andy Warhol
Swarovski Kristallwelten is home to several of Andy Warhol’s Gems. The pop artist dedicated part of his creative work to serial reproduction. Warhol was fascinated by the idea of copying and a consistent sequence, first drawing images by hand and then reproducing them.
He applied this technique to his gemstone-inspired Gems. They are part of his “iconography of everyday life” along with the numerous legendary portraits of Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. The artist embellished the original work with black diamond dust to create the piece on display here.
Welcome to the first Chamber of Wonder!
You enter the Giant’s subterranean world via the Blue Hall, the first Chamber of Wonder at Swarovski Kristallwelten. The walls of this cavernous space are painted International Klein Blue, a color developed by artist Yves Klein.
In the Blue Hall, guests get their first glimpse into the fascinating world of crystals and can see masterpieces such as The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí, Niki de Saint Phalle’s Crystal-Bearing Nana, and Gems by Andy Warhol. The focal point in this space is the Centenar, the largest hand-cut crystal in the world with 100 facets.
