'Iconic Collection: Skull 157' by Andy Warhol, 2011
Warhol Series II Limited Edition Skateboard Deck by Alien Workshop for pro skater Omar Salazar.
Officially licensed by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Based on the artist's 'Skull' series from 1976.
8.25 x 31.75 Inches
Screen print on 7-ply Canadian Maple hardwood skate deck.
Limited Edition (Sold Out).
Top-print includes printed signature of the artist.
New in great condition in original packaging with Sk8 of the Art COA.

*Note: Skate Deck wall hangers sold separately. 

ABOUT THE ART

In his 'Skulls' series Andy Warhol takes his fascination with death, particularly the deaths of celebrities, a step further, creating a full still life series based on images of a skull on a flat surface, in the tradition of momento mori paintings.

Skulls were a very important motif as part of Warhol’s oeuvre.  Warhol represented skulls in collages, prints, paintings, drawings, and even in self-portraits. The most recognizable images from this body of work are his still life prints.

Warhol's screen prints are based on photographs taken by his assistant Robbie Cutrone. The photographs show a skull resting on a flat surface, taken from a slightly raised perspective.  His work also calls into question the concept of the icon, most frequently explored in his representation of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali, and Elizabeth Taylor. However, the concept of the ‘iconic’ is explored on a more symbolic scale in his decision to depict the icon of the skull in an image which illustrates the multiplication of death.

Andy Warhol’s 'Skulls' series has been widely interpreted as an expression of the artist’s desire to evoke the ephemerality of the human condition.