Roy Lichtenstein, Painter

Roy Lichtenstein

I am a huge fan of pop art, this concept was birthed in America and encompasses many concepts and ideas. The thought of pop art was to make a form that was American based and caught America in its ideal form. One artist who stuck out during this period is Roy Lichtenstein, his ideas and concepts inspired many elements of American art from painting to graphic design and even typography. When I think of pop art I think of a comic that used the small dots to portray color, this gives me an old-school feel; most of the paintings that were done by Roy Lichtenstein, were mostly vibrant.

When many think of Roy Lichtenstein, you think of an artist who inspired the comic book movement but, I see an artist who was driven to produce subject matter in a form that was accepted not only by every culture but most ages as well. Most artists at the time focused on the elder crowd and was very culture specific. Roy Lichtenstein, provides art that can be viewed and appreciated by everyone because of its illustrative and cartoon feel.

In the aspect of type, the idea of illustrating and cartoon design included only those two aspects. But Roy Lichtenstein, incorporated a story a line of literature to compliment his art pieces. Every piece tells a story that every audience can view and appreciate. For instance, Mickey and Donald duck are seen here fishing this can be seen through the illustration alone; the fact that he entails a story to the illustration via text bubble gives the piece depth. 

This concept was around before Roy Lichtenstein's, ideas but the concept he incorporated that separated him from being just another artist I believe is the messages he entailed. Roy Lichtenstein, used the idea's of a love story all the way to the idea of comedy, but everyone understood his message. Therefore, I believe this concept made his pieces more identifiable than most.