Roy Lichtenstein, Girl with a Hair Ribbon
Roy Lichtenstein, BLAM

Roy Lichtenstein, CRAK!

Roy Lichtenstein, Hopeless
Roy Lichtenstein, The Kiss

ROY LICHTENSTEIN
1923-1997
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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

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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.

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David Sylvester: What do you think of as the main sources of your language?
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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 hardedged character which is brought about by the printing creates a kind of cubist look which perhaps wasn't intended.

 Pablo Picasso, Still
Life with Mandolin
 Roy Lichtenstein,
Cubist Still Life with
Playing Cards
 Pablo Picasso,
Self Portrait
 Roy
Lichtenstein,
Self Portrait

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Notice use of bold primary and secondary colors
Consider use of text
Take into account emotion and drama in your photos

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For this project you will need to:
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Take four photos that are appropriate for this assignment. This means:
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Photos capturing emotion
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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 9 th
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Photos will be worth a grade (100 points)

These are bad photos for this assignment…
Cool pic -but not for this project, out of focus
Blurry pic - too scattered, no focus point, bad lighting
 Fun Pic – too detailed for this project. A closeup version of this pic would be better
Beautiful sky – not right for this project

Shows emotion, could add text to make this photo more interesting
Intriguing, serious, part of a story
Shows emotion, visually interesting, simple background
Romantic, pondering, focused figure
Action, intensity, close-up

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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/ photoshopeffects/PAINTERS-amp-PRINTMAKERS/The-Pop-Artcomic-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.