The Demolition Of Love, London

Took today's image on the way to work in Berkeley Square as I knew I wouldn't have much of a chance to take an image otherwise. The sculpture in the image is by Robert Indiana (even if in my shot it's in reverse!). Apparently he made more than 50 copies of his signature artistic statement. I really liked how it looked against this backdrop and the cyclist to one side and the car to the other. Here's' what Wikepedia says about him:

 Love is a pop art image by American artist Robert Indiana. It consists of the letters L and O over the letters V and E in bold Didone type; the O is slanted sideways so that its oblong negative space creates a line leading to the V. The original image, with green and blue spaces backing red lettering, served as a print image for a Museum of Modern Art Christmas card in 1965. In much this same form the design soon graced a popular United States postage stamp.[1] Love's original rendering in sculpture was made in 1970 and is displayed in Indiana at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The material is COR-TEN steel.[2] The art work has since been reproduced in a variety of formats for rendering in displays around the world.

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