Roy LichtensteinRoy Lichtenstein•1923-19971923-1997•Pop Art Pop Art MovementMovement

A BiographyA Biography

• Studied art at Ohio State Studied art at Ohio State University-1939University-1939

• Drafted, served in Britain and Drafted, served in Britain and Europe;1943-1946Europe;1943-1946

• First Pop Art work- 1956 (Dollar First Pop Art work- 1956 (Dollar Bill)Bill)

Lichtenstein’s WorkLichtenstein’s Work Ironic representations of American Ironic representations of American

stereotypesstereotypes

Exploitation of past stylesExploitation of past styles

1961- Began creating comic book inspired 1961- Began creating comic book inspired worksworks•First use of his signature Ben-day dotsFirst use of his signature Ben-day dots

Masterpiece - 1962Masterpiece - 1962

In The Car- 1963

M-Maybe 1963M-Maybe 1963

Kiss IVKiss IV

Drowning Girl

Blam!Blam!

Whaam!Whaam!

Apollo’s TempleApollo’s Temple

Still life with Fish and Golfball

Appearance of Ben-day dots

WaldmanWaldman

(cubist period)(cubist period)

Go For Baroque - 1979Go For Baroque - 1979

Andy WarholAndy Warhol Began his art career as a commercial Began his art career as a commercial

illustratorillustrator Soup cans first exhibited in 1961Soup cans first exhibited in 1961 Mimicked the world of mass advertisingMimicked the world of mass advertising Sameness: how we receive information from Sameness: how we receive information from

radio and TVradio and TV The same images over and over again until The same images over and over again until

they are meaningless-yet part of our culturethey are meaningless-yet part of our culture Image overload in a media saturated cultureImage overload in a media saturated culture Silk screensSilk screens Shot in 1968Shot in 1968