Flowers 69 by Andy Warhol is a screenprint from the artist’s Flowers portfolio, published in 1970. The clash of radiant colors in Flowers 69 is distinctive of Warhol’s Pop sensibilities. In this image, he amplifies the appearance of hibiscus flowers blooming in a field of grass. By removing minute details and leaving the naked shape of four flowers, Warhol distills the subject’s beauty to its quintessence. “In the sixties,” he said, “you’d go and play up what a thing really was, you’d leave it ‘as is’.” Though the flowers appear stripped down, even deconstructed, they are still easily recognizable and familiar. Moreover, Warhol knew he could employ color and contrast to modernize such a classic symbol.

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