러브 조형물

뉴욕 현대미술관(Museum of Modern Art) 근처, 뉴욕의 명물로 각광 받는 로버트 인디애나의 "LOVE" 텍스트를 활용한 조형물이다. 로버트 인디애나 (Robert Indiana )의 "사랑 (LOVE)" 은 현대 미술관의 1965 년 크리스마스 카드에 처음 등장한 이래 실물 크기의 조각품에서부터 정부 발행 우표에 이르기까지 널리 퍼져 나갔다. 1960년대의 상징인 이 디자인의 매력은 시대를 초월하여 이상(理想)주의적이고 자유롭다는데 있다. 20세기 미국 조각작품 중 가장 유명한 것 중 하나이며, 2011년 410 만 달러에 경매됐다.

Love (sculpture)

LOVE is a pop art image by American artist Robert Indiana. It consists of the letters LO over the letters VE in bold Didone type; the O is slanted sideways so that its oblong negative space creates a line leading to the V. The original image, with green and blue spaces backing red lettering, served as a print image for a Museum of Modern Art Christmas card in 1964.

Robert Indiana : Love

Since first appearing on the Museum of Modern Art’s 1965 Christmas card, Robert Indiana’s “LOVE” quickly permeated the popular imagination, appearing everywhere from life-size sculptures to government-issued stamps. 

The design’s appeal was timeless, yet also emblematic of the idealistic and free-loving 1960s. As art legend has it, Indiana was first bemused and later conflicted about the instant runaway success of his design, worried that it may have ruined his reputation among the art world elite as a one-hit wonder. 

Despite the artist’s private insecurities, “LOVE” remains one of the most treasured works in 20th-century American sculpture—breaking $4.1 million at auction in 2011.