Robert Indiana
Biography
ROBERT INDIANA'S WORK USES WORDS TO EXPLORE THEMES OF AMERICAN IDENTITY, RACIAL INJUSTICE, AND THE ILLUSION AND DISILLUSION OF LOVE.
ROBERT INDIANA IS MOST FAMOUS FOR HIS ICONIC 'LOVE' IMAGE, WHICH HAS APPEARED IN MONUMENTAL SCULPTURES, PRINTS, AND PAINTINGS AROUND THE WORLD. WITH SIMPLE GRAPHIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND MASTERFUL USE OF COLOR, INDIANA'S TEXT-BASED PRACTICE HAS HELPED SHAPE THE AESTHETICS OF AMERICAN ADVERTISEMENTS. INDIANA STUDIED AT THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, SKOWHEGAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE IN MAINE, AND EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART IN SCOTLAND BEFORE MOVING TO NEW YORK AND BECOMING INVOLVED WITH AVANT-GARDE ARTISTS INCLUDING ELLSWORTH KELLY AND AGNES MARTIN. INDIANA'S WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED IN NEW YORK, LONDON, PARIS, BERLIN, TOKYO, AND ZÜRICH, AMOUNG OTHER CITIES, AND BELONGS IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, THE STEDELIJK MUSEUM, THE HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART.
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