POP ART : COMIC STRIPS

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POP ART COMIC STRIPS
Pop Art Unit Part II
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ROY LICHTENSTEIN POP ARTIST
Roy Lichtenstein, BLAM
Roy Lichtenstein, Girl with a Hair Ribbon
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Roy Lichtenstein, CRAK!
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Roy Lichtenstein, Hopeless
Roy Lichtenstein, The Kiss
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POP ARTISTROY LICHTENSTEIN1923-1997

• 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

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ROY LICHTENSTEIN
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From a 1964 article in LIFE Magazine

• 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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From a 1966 Interview by BBC Third Programme with
David Sylvester

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

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CUBISM vs. POP ART
?Pablo Picasso, Still Life with Mandolin
?Roy Lichtenstein, Cubist Still Life with Playing
Cards
?Roy Lichtenstein, Self Portrait
?Pablo Picasso, Self Portrait
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Pop Art ProjectThings to Consider

• 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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Photo Assignment

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

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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
close-up version of this pic would be better
Beautiful sky not right for this project
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These would be better photos to use
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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References

• Beardsworth, John (through OReilly). 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/ photoshop- effects/
  PAINTERS-amp-PRINTMAKERS/The-Pop-Art- comic-strip/
  . Accessed 5 March 2009.
• Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. http//www.lichtenste
  in foundation.org/. Accessed 3 March 3009.
• Artcyclopedia. Roy Lichtenstein.
  http//www.artcyclopedia.com/ artists/lichtenstei
  n_roy.html. Accessed 5 March 2009.