Roy Lichtenstien

Roy Lichtenstein was a prominent American pop artist, his work heavily influenced by both popular advertising and the comic book style. At the start of his career, Lichtenstein experimented with many different styles, forms and techniques of art and drew inspiration from a variety of art schools. Several of his first works were inspired by Picasso’s Blue and Rose periods, Braque and the Cubist art movement as well as the Expressionist school of art. This was evident through Lichtenstein’s consistent use of blues and pinks in his paintings and his interest in compiling art from pieces of wood, metal and other objects such as drill bits which he found.

Lichtenstein is most famous for his use of Benday dots to create Comic strips and advertisements for products such as Keds. He used stencils to eliminate visible brushstrokes and to create the appearance that his artwork was made by machine. He used vibrant colours and thick, bold lines that depicted reality as it is seen through mass media and photography. He experimented with many different subjects, ranging from cartoon characters, Women and nature. His unique artistic style of using everyday ideas from commercials and advertising has made him into one of the most famous Pop Artists.

Some more work from Lichtenstien below:

Pointing finger

Girl with ball II