It is only after Andy flees from the Pittsburgh area and reaches New York City that he finds people who are like him and an environment in which Andy's personality and skills thrive. Andy becomes an influential force in the Pop Art movement of the 1960s and creates a new art form generally available to the masses. Andy develops mass production techniques which generate art pieces that are affordable and also expose more people to art. This innovative technique combines not only the creative process of creating the actual pieces but also the innovation necessary for mass production. Andy fuels his creativity by gathering many types of people into his inner circle and then learning about their lives, their dreams, and their habits. In this way, Andy is able to better understand different types of people and what may appeal to them as well as providing himself with different perspectives with which to view ordinary subjects and make them "art".