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POP ART :COMIC STRIPS
Pop Art Unit: Part II
ROY LICHTENSTEIN: POP ARTIST
Roy Lichtenstein, BLAM
Roy Lichtenstein, Girl with a Hair Ribbon
Roy Lichtenstein, CRAK!
Roy Lichtenstein, HopelessRoy Lichtenstein, The Kiss
POP ARTIST:ROY LICHTENSTEIN
1923-1997
Considered pop art ‘industrial’ painting
Influenced by media and popular advertising
Mixed text and image Art known for having
an unmistakably ‘American’ quality
Printmaker, painter
ROY LICHTENSTEIN
From a 1964 article in LIFE Magazine… A critic of the New York Times, hedging only a bit,
pronounced Roy Lichtenstein "one of the worst artists in America."
Others insist that he is no artist at all, that his paintings of blown-up comic strips, cheap ads and reproductions are tedious copies of the banal.
But an equally emphatic group of critics, museum officials and collectors find Lichtenstein's pop art "fascinating"," forceful", "starkly beautiful".
Provocative though they are, Lichtenstein's paintings have done more than stir up controversy. They have done something significant to art.
From a 1966 Interview by BBC Third Programme with David
Sylvester… David Sylvester: What do you think of as the
main sources of your language?
Roy Lichtenstein: Well, I think in some ways, really, Cubism, but of course cartooning itself and commercial art are obviously an influence. But I think the aesthetic influence on me is probably more Cubism than anything. I think even the cartoons themselves are influenced by Cubism, because the hard-edged character which is brought about by the printing creates a kind of cubist look which perhaps wasn't intended.
CUBISM vs. POP ART
Pablo Picasso, Self Portrait
Roy Lichtenstein, Cubist Still Life with Playing Cards
Pablo Picasso, Still Life with Mandolin
Roy Lichtenstein, Self Portrait
Pop Art Project:Things to Consider
Notice use of bold primary and secondary colors
Consider use of text Take into account
emotion and drama in your photos
Photo Assignment
For this project you will need to: Take four photos that are appropriate for
this assignment. This means: Photos capturing emotion You may want to have people pose for your
photos Close-up photos with a simple background
Have these photos ready to use in class by Monday, March 9th
Photos will be worth a grade (100 points)
These are bad photos for this assignment…
Blurry pic - too scattered, no focus point, bad
lighting
Cool pic -but not for this project, out of focus
Beautiful sky – not right for this project
Fun Pic – too detailed for this project. A close-up version of this pic would be better
These would be better photos to use…
Shows emotion, visually interesting, simple background
Shows emotion, could add text to make this photo more interesting
Intriguing, serious, part of a story
Romantic, pondering, focused figure
Action, intensity, close-up
References
Beardsworth, John (through O’Reilly). Photoshop: Fine Art Effects Cookbook. The Pop Art comic strip pp. 162-163. The Ilex Press Limited, 2006.
CodeIdol. The Pop Art comic strip. http://codeidol.com/graphics/ photoshop-effects/PAINTERS-amp-PRINTMAKERS/The-Pop-Art-comic-strip/. Accessed 5 March 2009.
Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. http://www.lichtenstein foundation.org/. Accessed 3 March 3009.
Artcyclopedia. Roy Lichtenstein. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/ artists/lichtenstein_roy.html. Accessed 5 March 2009.