Andy Warhol: Flowers

Andy Warhol's 1964 series Flowers was a sharp departure from his usual artwork. His signature themes of commercialism and pop culture which practically defined the pop art movement were absent from this collection. Instead, Flowers was surprisingly refreshing, inspired by a 1964 issue of Modern Photography magazine. 

The art was created through printing images of flowers on a silver screen, experimenting with colors and layering. The simple shapes, bright colors and bold patterns tapped into the contemporary fashion and design of the time, making them extremely popular when they debuted at the Leo Castelli Gallery later that year.

Each image in the series was the same original photo, with Warhol altering the color palette of each print. This simplicity put more emphasis on the creative and printing process, as well as the artist's experimentation with color and technique, rather than the visual image itself. It also emphasised the mechanical nature of his art, and it is interesting that even though he chose a natural subject, his source was another photograph instead of a primary source. An important part of Warhol's portfolio, find his Flowers series on Artsper.