Candy Box Heart
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? The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London 2009

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Candy Box Heart 1983

On Tour On tour at UK / HULL / FERENS ART GALLERY

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Warhol is renowned for his flashy portraits of the rich and famous. However, he also created a more personal range of works, most of which were intended as gifts for friends and colleagues. In 1983 he began a series of prints based on a box of chocolates. The image used here is a closed version of the Candy Box Heart and has been used to advertise an exhibition of Warhol?s work in Berlin. Derived from a photograph, the image has been screenprinted in black on to a vibrant red background to create a striking design. As well as images of chocolate boxes (Warhol was a huge chocolate fanatic), the 1980s saw Warhol produce prints of human hearts and an instructional sign concerning heart attacks.

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Print

An image pressed or stamped onto paper or fabric. This encompasses a wide variety of techniques, usually produced in multiples, although one-off prints, known as monoprints, are also included. The term is also applied to photographic images.

Screenprint

A print made by forcing ink through a screen on which a stencil is placed. Traditionally used for commercial printing, it has been taken up by artists since the 1960s when it was used extensively in Pop art.

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  • Acc. No. AR00450
  • Medium Poster
  • Size 71.10 x 55.90 cm
  • Credit ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008

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