The Roy Lichtenstein exhibition was really interesting to go
to. I liked going to the exhibit and it made me become of a fan of his work. I love how Lichtenstein used mostly bold
primary colors and how he based his work off of comic books. I thought the use
of Ben- Day dots were really creative and something that no one has seen
before. I couldn’t believe that he
produced that many paintings during his lifetime. With that said, It is amazing that they were done with great detail and care.
In my art history class last year, we talked about two of
his art works. This included Whaam! and Big Painting. Some interesting things
that we learned was that in, Whaam! it was based off of military fighting and that
the painting normalizes war by not making it emotional. When I first saw this
painting in class, it reminded me of a James Rosenquist painting because of his
use of a military plane. Later, I found out that Lichtenstein was actually
influenced by Rosenquist in the Pop Art Movement. Another interesting thing I
learned is that in Big Painting, Lichtenstein was responding to Jackson Pollock
and his abstract expressionism. Like Pollock, Lichtenstein created Big Painting
on a big canvas. It was nice to actually see his work in person rather than
just talking about them and seeing them on the projector in the classroom.
Another interesting thing to see at the exhibit was how Roy Lichtenstein
created most of his paintings. It was amazing how he took the time to sketch out
his paintings first, and then reproduce them at a larger scale. It was
interesting for example to see the sketch of, 'Mirror in Six Panels' and
'Brushstroke with Splatter.' And then actually looking at the actual finished
product.
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