WARHOL'S ICONIC SILKSCREEN STYLE RETURNS IN THE 1980'S IN A HEAVILY SELF REFERENTIAL PERIOD OF HIS CAREER. WARHOL ENTERED A NEW WAVE OF CREATION AS HE ENGAGED WITH THE MOST ICONIC ASPECTS OF HIS WORK IN THE 60S, BUILDING UPON IT TO NEW HIGHTS. WORKS OF THIS PERIOD DEMONSTRATE WARHOL ADDING ANOTHER LAYER OF CRITIQUE ON CONSUMERISM, THIS TIME ENGAGING WITH HIMSELF AS PART OF THE PRODUCT.
THE $ (QUADRANTS) SERIES IS A FOUNDATIONAL EXAMPLE OF THE UNIQUE THEMES WARHOL EXPLORES THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER. $ QUADRANT IS AN EXPRESSIONIST TAKE ON THE UNIVERSALLY RECOGNIZED SYMBOL OF MONEY AND POWER. WARHOL EXPERTLY IMPLEMENTS COLOR, PLAYFUL SLASHES, AND REPETITION WHICH IS AT ODDS WITH THE UNIFORM COMPOSITION AND SUBJECT MATTER. THE END RESULT IS A WONDERFUL PLAY ON THE OPPOSING NATURE OF LIVING WITHIN A CONSUMERIST CULTURE WHILE AT ODDS OR IN TANDEM WITH WHIMSY AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. THE NEWLY ACQUIRED $ (QUADRANTS) ARE UNIQUE EDITIONS OF THE MOST ICONIC POP ARTIST IN HISTORY.