{"product_id":"21229-arman-indiana-robert-violin-concerto-mixed-media-assemblage-new-year-s-card","title":"Arman. (1928-2005) [Indiana, Robert. (1928-2018)] Violin Concerto Mixed Media Assemblage New Year's Card","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMixed media and paint on found metal in a cardboard cut out of a violin, an elaborate oversize die cut bifold greeting card from the French-born American artist, signed on the front cover in white ink and in facsimile to a card mounted to the third page alongside his wife, Corice. In fine condition. From the collection of noted Pop artist Robert Indiana. 8.25 x 12 inches (21 x 30.5 cm).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"Arman is most associated with the \u003c\/span\u003eNouveau Réalisme\u003cspan\u003e (New Realism) movement that emerged in 1960, and which represented France's response to the trend of \u003c\/span\u003ePop art\u003cspan\u003e that was sweeping Europe and the United States.  Arman had first emerged as a lyrical abstract painter, but he soon rejected the style and began making sculpture inspired by the concept of the \u003c\/span\u003ereadymade\u003cspan\u003e.  Arman's most notable work was preoccupied with the consequences of mass production: his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccumulations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e often reflected on the identical character of modern objects; his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoubelles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or \"trash cans,\" considered the waste that results when these objects are discarded; and his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eColeres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or \"rages,\" expressed an almost irrational rage at objects that, in modern times, threatened to dominate everyday life.  At his best, Arman delivered a powerful and chilling rejection of modernization and the culture of mass consumption.  Later, he developed an aesthetic based on the act of destruction, his pieces commemorating the obliteration objects in various ways.\" (The Art Story)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093774880927,"sku":"21229","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Arman_Signed_Greeting_Card_21229b.jpg?v=1722190263","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/21229-arman-indiana-robert-violin-concerto-mixed-media-assemblage-new-year-s-card","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}