Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein (1923 - 1997) was an American artist whose high-impact iconic paintings and prints have become synonymous with Pop Art. Lichtenstein’s work referenced commercial art and popular culture icons,...
Roy Lichtenstein (1923 - 1997) was an American artist whose high-impact iconic paintings and prints have become synonymous with Pop Art. Lichtenstein’s work referenced commercial art and popular culture icons, and many were composed in a style mimicking the printing process of newspaper and comic strips. Lichtenstein used the printing technique of Ben-Day dots to show gradient and texture but created them by hand and on a much larger scale. His work defined the premise of pop art by making his compositions precise but also satirical. On his work, Lichtenstein has said “I take a cliché and try to organize its forms to make it monumental. The difference is often not great, but it is crucial”. There is no doubt that Lichtenstein’s artistry altered the history of Modern art and popular culture. In his career, Lichtenstein created over more than 5,000 works that range in the medium. Lichtenstein’s work resides in museums and galleries around the world such as the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Tate Modern in London.