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Andy Warhol — Valentine’s Hearts Ads ( ... Having a Heart Attack)
Andy Warhol

Valentine’s Hearts Ads ( ... Having a Heart Attack)

1982

Andy Warhol's *Valentine's Hearts Ads (... Having a Heart Attack)* is a vibrant exploration of consumer culture and the commodification of emotion, rendered in synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas. The work juxtaposes the saccharine imagery of commercial Valentine's Day advertising with an unsettling undercurrent, blending mass-produced sentimentality with Warhol's signature flat, bold aesthetic. Through his signature silkscreen technique, Warhol transforms familiar, throwaway visual language into a meditation on desire, mortality, and the seductive power of advertising.

Medium
synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas

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Andy Warhol, Valentine’s Hearts Ads ( ... Having a Heart Attack), 1982

Andy Warhol's *Valentine's Hearts Ads (... Having a Heart Attack)* is a vibrant exploration of consumer culture and the commodification of emotion, rendered in synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas. The work juxtaposes the saccharine imagery of commercial Valentine's Day advertising with an unsettling undercurrent, blending mass-produced sentimentality with Warhol's signature flat, bold aesthetic. Through his signature silkscreen technique, Warhol transforms familiar, throwaway visual language into a meditation on desire, mortality, and the seductive power of advertising.

Medium
synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas
Year
1982
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Red And Pink, Consumer Culture, Synthetic Polymer Paint, 20th Century, Advertising Imagery, Bold Colors, Male Artist, Commercial Imagery, Advertising Aesthetic, Canvas, American Artist, Silkscreen, Pop Art, Mixed Media On Canvas, Silkscreen Print, Iconic Artist, Playful Mood, Hearts Motif

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