The Skateroom w/ © Morgan Art Foundation, LLC
set of 3 skateboard decks
7-ply Canadian Maplewood with screen-print
31 h. x 8 inches, each
mounting hardware included
open edition (screen-printed signature)
Licensed by Artestar, New York
object description
This set of three skateboards features Robert Indiana’s "Great American Love". Love was a subject of great spiritual significance for the artist and a theme that has been interwoven throughout his six-decade career.
Robert Indiana (American, 1928-2018) was one of the major figures in American art in the second half of the 20th Century. He played a central role in the development of assemblage art, hard-edge painting, and Pop art. His work explores American identity, personal history, and the power of abstraction and language. Equally a painter, print maker, sculptor, and poet it has been hard to categorize Indiana’s work and fit him into a particular style.
Robert Indiana’s LOVE that uses the unmistakable slanted ‘O’ within a square format first, appeared in 1964 in a series of frottage drawings in graphite and colored pencil. Indiana further developed his concept through a series of paintings, sculpture and prints. Love was a subject of great spiritual significance for the artist. The image’s popularity emphasizes its great resonance with large and diverse audiences, and has become an icon of modern art.