“The reason I’m painting this way is that I want to be a machine and I feel that whatever I do and do machine-like is what I want to do.” – Andy Warhol
Over the weekend I saw what’s left of the Andy Warhol exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum (it’s a beautiful museum with a wonderful collection, if you haven’t seen it).
When examining Warhol’s works, I was very intrigued by his affinity for mass production. He was obsessed with creating works of art with repetitive consistency, even referring to his studio as “The Factory.”
Warhol had specific roles for each of his assistants on a project, and each new piece was approached with the same mechanized precision that Henry Ford used when he revolutionized the assembly line.
Systems lead to consistency and efficiency, and if your product is solid and your marketing is correct, systems ultimately lead to success. In the coming weeks I’ll have more thoughts on how to incorporate systems into your business.
“Making money is art, and working is art, and good business is the best art.” – Andy Warhol
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