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Shadows I (F. & S. II.205) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1979 - MyArtBroker

Shadows I (F. & S. II.205)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 15

Year: 1979

Size: H 109cm x W 76cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Meaning & Analysis

The print is one of six screen prints that belong to Warhol’s first portfolio of shadow prints. The portfolio is part of a larger project, the Shadows project, which started when Warhol published 102 large paintings depicting abstract patterns of shadows that showed the interaction between light and darkness. The use of diamond dust in these prints makes the compositions sparkle and Warhol has described the works as ‘disco-décor’, explaining that as well as being considered abstract artworks, the pieces are also apt for decorating the walls of disco clubs.

Warhol published five portfolios of shadow prints in 1979 in collaboration with the printer Rupert Jasen Smith. The collection of prints were then exhibited at the Heiner Freidrich gallery in New York.

  • Andy Warhol was a leading figure of the Pop Art movement and is often considered the father of Pop Art. Born in 1928, Warhol allowed cultural references of the 20th century to drive his work. From the depiction of glamorous public figures, such as Marilyn Monroe, to the everyday Campbell’s Soup Can, the artist challenged what was considered art by blurring the boundaries between high art and mass consumerism. Warhol's preferred screen printing technique further reiterated his obsession with mass culture, enabling art to be seen as somewhat of a commodity through the reproduced images in multiple colour ways.

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