"The
work
I'm
doing
now,
my
Autoportraits,
I
regard
as
an
extension
of
the
Dream
series
–
my
own
personal
American
Dream.
In
other
words,
they
have
become
self-‐portraits.
I
think
of
myself
first
of
all
as
an
American,
then
as
an
American
painter
painting
an
American
theme.
And
this
will
continue."
-‐
Robert
Indiana
Robert
Indiana
is
the
founder
of
Pop
Art.
His
art
has
come
to
typify
many
of
the
developments
of
the
Pop
Art
movement
and
of
the
creative
culture
in
New
York
during
the
1960s
and
70s.
His
ability
to
transform
stenciled
typography,
bold
color,
commercial
layout,
and
a
love
and
respect
for
all
things
American,
has
established
him
as
one
of
the
quintessential
artists
of
the
20th
century.
De
Sarthe
Gallery
is
pleased
to
exhibit,
for
the
first
time
in
Hong
Kong,
three
major
paintings
by
Robert
Indiana
titled
‘Decade
Autoportrait’.
Executed
between
1972-‐1977
these
rare
works
are
the
largest
from
a
series
of
ten
paintings
in
three
different
sizes
(24
x
24
inches/61
x
61
cm,
48
x
48
inches/122
x
122
cm
and
72
x
72
inches/183
x
183
cm)
which
Indiana
exhibited
for
the
first
time
at
the
Galerie
Denise
René
in
New
York
in
1972.
Each
painting
in
the
series
follows
a
similar
structure:
a
large
“1”
dominates
the
background
and
its
extremities
stretch
from
edge
to
edge.
Similarly,
a
large
circle
is
inscribed
in
the
square
of
the
canvas
and
within
that
circle
a
decagon
inscribed
with
a
five-‐pointed
star,
reminiscent
of
the
Texaco
logo
of
the
star
inscribed
within
the
circle.
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