Famed for his strikingly simple and extremely bold compositions, Robert Indiana’s eyecatching Numbers portfolio is comprised of ten screenprints. Featuring the digits 0 to 9, each number is
rendered in a block colour and contained within a contrasting geometric circle, with the corresponding word
spelt out in capital letters below. Combining the artist’s love of text with the curvature of Arabic numerals,
Indiana’s composition encourages a viewer to approach these digits in a multitude of ways; as visual shorthand
for the words they symbolise, as simple geometric forms, and as signifiers of autobiographical milestones or
vessels of personal experiences. Oscillating between symbol and shape, Indiana’s Numbers demonstrates the
artist’s long-standing fascination with simplified signage and how these signifiers are perceived on an
individual basis