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In 1977 Indiana conceived a new version of his iconic LOVE sculpture, AHAVA, using the Hebrew word for “love” in the same distinctive quadripartite composition that he had developed in the mid-1960s. The work embodies Indiana’s unique approach to sculptural form, translating the two-dimensional written word into a monumental sculpture ...
An oral history of pop’s most famous four-letter word. By Rachel Wolff on December 11, 2013. The composition of Robert Indiana’s unwaveringly iconic “LOVE” motif is simple enough: two pairs of letters stacked in a square, the L, the V and the E standing tall and crowded around an italicized O.
Few sculptures have captured hearts quite like Robert Indiana's iconic LOVE series. Characterized by large-scale letters stacked to spell out the word “LOVE,” these sculptures add a Pop Art touch to their surroundings, from bustling city corners to busy college campuses.
Indiana even translated it into Hebrew for a sculpture and print at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. On the surface "LOVE" appears accessible, optimistic, and almost minimalist; but it holds complex underpinnings of erotic, religious, autobiographical, and political meanings.
An icon of American Modern Art — LOVE — 1969-1999, is the signature work of art by artist Robert Indiana. The word Love in upper-case letters, arranged in a square with a tilted letter “O”. Beginning in 1964, Indiana began to create images and objects using the word LOVE.
18 lis 2015 · 1. THE EARLY RENDITIONS WERE STARKLY DIFFERENT. In 1961, Indiana painted a canvas in different shades of red that said "LOVE" on the bottom and had four stars, which he would credit as giving...
Indiana first began experimenting with his stacked LOVE image in 1964, in a series of rubbings that he sent to friends as Christmas cards. This drawing was given to Gene Swenson, an art critic and early champion of the artist’s work.
