Robert Indiana (b. 1928)

“Indiana overwhelmingly prefers to design with classic core geometries, namely the circle, the square, its variant the diamond, the rectangle, and, less frequently, the triangle. How he uses and mixes these configurations can vary greatly, from large spare patterns to more complicated combinations of fragmented parts and multiple repetitions within a single frame. Indiana’s colors usually complement such variations, from the simple juxtapositions of two colors to a mix of several hues, mostly primaries, integrated with segments of black and white.” (J. Wilmerding, The Formalities of Robert Indiana, in M. Krause and J. Wilmerding, The Essential Robert Indiana, exh. cat., Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2013, p. 19)