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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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Shadows I (F. & S. II.206) is a signed screen print with diamond dust on Arches 88 paper made by the acclaimed 20th century artist Andy Warhol. The print was produced in 1979 and comes in an edition size of 15. The print depicts an abstract composition of black and gold paint made using a sponge mop. The print was inspired by the shadows produced by a desk lamp in Warhol’s studio.
Shadows I (F. & S. II.206) is one of six screen prints in Warhol’s first portfolio of shadow prints. The portfolio is part of a larger series of artworks, all of which depict mysterious shadowy surfaces in a variety of colours. The Shadows collection is composed of 102 individual frames which were first exhibited in New York at the Heiner Freidrich gallery in 1979. The artworks were installed next to one another to be seen as one continuous artwork, however Warhol left no instructions regarding the order in which to hang them.
The use of diamond dust in the prints makes the artworks sparkle which counters the moody feeling that runs throughout the collection due to Warhol’s use of black and dark colours.
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.