Ahava (blue and white)
Ahava (blue and white)
Signed Print
Robert Indiana
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95 x 90cm, Edition of 150, Screenprint
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Meaning & Analysis
A bold combination of colour and text, this 1993 screen print Ahava (blue and white) embodies the graphic simplicity of Robert Indiana’s iconic style. The Hebrew word for love is rendered in white against an electric blue background. The four characters of the word are arranged to form a square, accentuating the simple geometry of the word. The print is signed by Indiana, from a print run of 150.
This print is a later reformulation of Indiana’s infamous LOVE paintings, first developed by the artist in the 1960s. Selected by the Museum of Modern Art for its Christmas card in 1965, Indiana’s initial LOVE painting quickly became a universally recognised image. For the rest of his career Indiana consistently expanded the series, reworking his basic concept in
different colours, mediums, and languages. This print was created after a monumental steel sculpture by Indiana, in the same four-letter form, made for the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Ahava (blue and white) represents the unending relevance of Indiana’s LOVE artworks, which he described as being one-word poems. Through translation across language and media he reaffirmed the universality of love itself, creating, in the words of poet Robert Creeley, “an international sign of transcendent power.”
A key player in the early Pop Art movement, Robert Indiana carved a career inspired by American culture. Exploring advertisement and the visuals of 1960s America, Indiana used language and commercial imagery to draw on elements of the familiar and ordinary whilst also driving the development of assemblage and sculpture. The interplay of colour and form is a constant throughout his oeuvre, and allows the likes of his LOVE series' to be instantly attributed to him across the globe. Remaining involved in social and politically charged art projects until 2018, Indiana leaves behind a bold legacy which is testament to the resonance of his works.
