Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) was one of pop art's most inspired and successful creators. His first piece of this style was in 1961 when he painted Look Mickey:
After this he painted a range of pieces based on comic strips and newspaper ads, it was through these that he developed his signature style.
Keds (1961)
Popeye (1961)
His drawings span two decades and range in date from 1973 to 1992. They cover still life to abstraction, architecture to surrealism, German expressionism to landscape and women to interiors.
Interior with Mobile (1992)
Lichtenstein's style was mainly graphic and he relied on his drawing skills.
He used an opaque projector to cast the image of a drawing onto canvas, and then that image would then be the start of the painting.
Unlike the cool and mechanical look of the paintings, there is a real warmth in his drawings.
Lichtenstein stated that: "the drawings show the real work...[and] are the basis of my art." "everything is in the drawings."
Without a good starting point you cannot hope to come up with a masterpiece. So practice, be creative and maybe you one day you can also become a famous artist.
Lichtenstein stated that: "the drawings show the real work...[and] are the basis of my art." "everything is in the drawings."
Without a good starting point you cannot hope to come up with a masterpiece. So practice, be creative and maybe you one day you can also become a famous artist.
Hopeless (1963)
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