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Italy
Printmaking, Screenprinting on Canvas
Size: 39.4 W x 39.4 H x 0.4 D in
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Warhol starts training of Monroe as early as August of 1962, shortly after his tragic death. Long before anyone else, and the same American media, the artist realizes the high symbolic value of life and violent death of the actress, helping himself to create an icon that will stay in the legend. As usual Warhol does not create and invent anything, but search the immense archive of images available from newspapers, advertising, television ... images that are already known to the imaginary collective. In this case the starting point is formed by a known photo of Gene Korman (below) taken during the promotional campaign for the film Niagara, 1953, in which his character dies tragically. Korman's photograph is manipulated by Andy Warhol isolating the actress's face and bringing it to the fore, as a result of zooming in order to enhance the bewitching look, the sensual mouth and the hairstyle star of the '50s. The image is the artificial product of a mechanical assembly of juxtaposed color areas with the typical approximation of low cost products and low definition. The end result, as in the similar portraits of Liz Taylor, Marlon Brando, Jaqueline Kennedy and Mao, is a "mask", a kind of cartoon that simplifying the characters of the character makes it instantly recognizable and consumable by the public. Warhol comincia ad occuparsi della Monroe già nell'agosto del 1962, subito dopo la sua tragica scomparsa. Molto prima di chiunque altro e degli stessi mass media americani , l'artista intuisce l'alto valore simbolico della vita e della violenta morte dell'attrice, contribuendo lui stesso a crearne un'icona che rimarrà nella leggenda. Come d'abitudine Warhol non crea e inventa nulla, ma ricerca nell'immenso archivio di immagini disponibili tra giornali, pubblicità, televisione... immagini che sono già note all'immaginario collettivo. In questo caso il punto di partenza è costituito da una nota foto di Gene Korman (sotto) scattata in occasione della campagna promozionale per il film Niagara del 1953, in cui il suo personaggio muore tragicamente. La fotografia di Korman viene manipolata da Andy Warhol isolando il volto dell'attrice e portandolo in primo piano, come per effetto di una zoomata, al fine di valorizzarne lo sguardo ammaliante, la bocca sensuale e l'acconciatura da star degli anni '50. L'immagine è il prodotto artificiale di un montaggio meccanico di zone di colori accostate con l'approssimazione tipica dei prodotti a basso costo e a bassa definizione. Il risultato finale, come negli analoghi ritratti di Liz Taylor, Marlon Brando, Jaqueline Kennedy e Mao, è una "maschera", una specie di cartoon che semplificando i caratteri del personaggio lo rende immediatamente riconoscibile e consumabile dal pubblico.
Printmaking:Screenprinting on Canvas
Artist Produced Limited Edition of:1
Size:39.4 W x 39.4 H x 0.4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
Handling:Ships rolled in a tube. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Italy.
Customs:Shipments from Italy may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks.
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Born in 1967 in Verona (Italy), where he lives. Since childhood was very interested in photography and then later to the computer. With both of them it will lead to a particular vision of painting, with original and surprising results. Seurat and Signac are affecting his best works. The color choice is not random, but is the result of years of personal studies.
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