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Andy Warhol — Gun (Cowboy six shooter)
Andy Warhol

Gun (Cowboy six shooter)

A bold and striking example of Warhol's iconic Pop Art style, this work transforms an everyday object into a larger-than-life cultural symbol through the artist's signature use of synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen inks on canvas. The repeated or isolated image of a classic cowboy six-shooter confronts the viewer with America's complex and deeply ingrained relationship with guns, consumer culture, and mass media. Warhol's detached, mechanical aesthetic invites both fascination and unease, challenging the audience to question the glamorization of violence in modern society.

Medium
synthetic polymer paint, silkscreen inks on canvas

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

June 29, 2015

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Andy Warhol, Gun (Cowboy six shooter)

A bold and striking example of Warhol's iconic Pop Art style, this work transforms an everyday object into a larger-than-life cultural symbol through the artist's signature use of synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen inks on canvas. The repeated or isolated image of a classic cowboy six-shooter confronts the viewer with America's complex and deeply ingrained relationship with guns, consumer culture, and mass media. Warhol's detached, mechanical aesthetic invites both fascination and unease, challenging the audience to question the glamorization of violence in modern society.

Medium
synthetic polymer paint, silkscreen inks on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold, Gun, Weapon, American, Red, Silkscreen, Screenprint, Pop Art, Provocative, Contemporary

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo, Derek Jones, Lisa Rembrandt, Nicholas Blum, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Nick Phoenix