I find the art work of Roy Lichtenstein highly iconic, capturing the golden age of comic book in different mediums. The set up of the exhibit took us on a journey following his career though his pieces, an illusion only broken by a guard coming up to someone telling them to delete the picture they just took because they didn't read the small sign next to the large piece of artwork that says no pictures. But i digress. My favorite part of the exhibit next to the art deco style sculptures was a small room that housed his rough sketches. With rough gestures drawings that make Mickey Mouse look evil and deformed, and show him testing out different patterns and colors for his haystack pieces. It is a small reminder that even though his work is know around the world and he is considered a modern day master, he still starts with a sketch.
While the beginning of the exhibit started big and flashy with famous works that are iconic to the Lichtenstein state. The primary colors catch your eyes. The pieces, ironic and memorable larger than life converse shoes and planner books. But it was the last room that I didn't want to leave. The room that I caught out of the corner of my eye when we entered the exhibit that I couldn't wait to see. The Chinese landscapes of Roy Lichtenstein.
Most people seemed to only take half a glance at the last room. A small white room that held some of the most beautiful combination of classic comic book and oriental landscape. With a bonsai tree in the center the room was calming and invites the viewer to take a step into a place where there is nothing but mountains shrouded in fog. I found this room to the be the best room in the exhibit.
I wonder how many people stopped to ponder 'what was the philospher on the hill thinking about?"
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