Electric Chair
Print made in 1971
90.2 cm X 121.9 cm
Edition of 250
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Artist
Andy Warhol
Title
Electric Chair
Dimensions
90.2 cm X 121.9 cm
Year made
1971
Material
Screenprint on Wove paper
Description
Screenprint on Wove Paper.
Andy Warhol's Electric Chair is part of the artist's "Death and Disaster" series, where he explores themes of mortality and societal violence. This piece features an image of an electric chair, abstracted through Warhol’s signature silkscreen technique and overlaid with vibrant, almost unsettling shades of red, orange, and yellow. The juxtaposition of bright colours with the sombre subject matter creates a haunting commentary on the desensitisation to death in mass media. This work, typical of Warhol’s darker explorations, reflects his fascination with death as a spectacle, deviating from his more glamorous celebrity portraits.…
Andy Warhol's Electric Chair is part of the artist's "Death and Disaster" series, where he explores themes of mortality and societal violence. This piece features an image of an electric chair, abstracted through Warhol’s signature silkscreen technique and overlaid with vibrant, almost unsettling shades of red, orange, and yellow. The juxtaposition of bright colours with the sombre subject matter creates a haunting commentary on the desensitisation to death in mass media. This work, typical of Warhol’s darker explorations, reflects his fascination with death as a spectacle, deviating from his more glamorous celebrity portraits.…
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250
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Screenprint on Wove Paper.
Andy Warhol's Electric Chair is part of the artist's "Death and Disaster" series, where he explores themes of mortality and societal violence. This piece features an image of an electric chair, abstracted through Warhol’s signature silkscreen technique and overlaid with vibrant, almost unsettling shades of red, orange, and yellow. The juxtaposition of bright colours with the sombre subject matter creates a haunting commentary on the desensitisation to death in mass media. This work, typical of Warhol’s darker explorations, reflects his fascination with death as a spectacle, deviating from his more glamorous celebrity portraits.
Signed and dated in ball point pen on verso. Numbered with rubber stamp.
Andy Warhol's Electric Chair is part of the artist's "Death and Disaster" series, where he explores themes of mortality and societal violence. This piece features an image of an electric chair, abstracted through Warhol’s signature silkscreen technique and overlaid with vibrant, almost unsettling shades of red, orange, and yellow. The juxtaposition of bright colours with the sombre subject matter creates a haunting commentary on the desensitisation to death in mass media. This work, typical of Warhol’s darker explorations, reflects his fascination with death as a spectacle, deviating from his more glamorous celebrity portraits.
Signed and dated in ball point pen on verso. Numbered with rubber stamp.