The article Whaam! artist Roy Lichtenstein was 'not a fan of comics and cartoons' written by Nick Clarck was published in The Inderpendent, February, 18. It reports at length that the painter didn't consider himself as pop-artist, and The Tate is now trying to show him with new side.
Speaking of the painter it's necessary to point out that Dorothy Lichtenstein, his widow, revealed that he was “not a fan of comics and cartoons”, nevertheless Lichtenstein was one of the central figures in American pop art, whose comic strip paintings are among the most iconic pieces of 20th century art. He had another close to 40 years after the working on other imagery, not only the early ‘60s cartoon images.
It's an open secret that the painter was famous for his works based on comic strips coloured using hand-painted dots. Roy Lichtenstein, who died in 1997 at the age of 73, started painting in the late 1940s, but it was not until the early 1960s that he developed his signature style inspired by industrial printing processes.
The author says that Tate Modern is staging the first comprehensive retrospective of Roy Lichtenstein since his death in 1997. The exhibition, which opened a week ago, brings together more than 125 works. As well as the Tate’s own Whaam!, above, and familiar images including Drowning Girl and Masterpiece the show includes little seen sculptures, landscapes, drawings and a series of female nudes.
There are a lot of comments on Dorothy Lichtenstein's words about her husband's exhibition. She added her husband had felt “somewhat” frustrated at being pigeonholed for the comic book pictures and as a pop artist. Despite being known for paintings such as Whaam!, Lichtenstein “was not a fan of comics and cartoons.
The article draws a conclusion that sponsors of the exhibition in Tate Modern and other people as well hope to expand the canon of Roy Lichtenstein. Jack Cowart, founding executive director of the Lichtenstein Foundation, said “We wanted people to say: ‘Gee I didn’t know he did that too’.”
Personally I discovered Lichtenstein's works when I watched Desperate Housewives, an American television series created by Marc Cherry. You can see some artist's pictures in its caption. In my opinion, people need to know more works of a painter and discover new points of view about him. Well, I hope the exhibition of Roy Lichtenstein in The Tate tells us something not just interesting but also something unimaginable and stupendous.
Speaking of the painter it's necessary to point out that Dorothy Lichtenstein, his widow, revealed that he was “not a fan of comics and cartoons”, nevertheless Lichtenstein was one of the central figures in American pop art, whose comic strip paintings are among the most iconic pieces of 20th century art. He had another close to 40 years after the working on other imagery, not only the early ‘60s cartoon images.
It's an open secret that the painter was famous for his works based on comic strips coloured using hand-painted dots. Roy Lichtenstein, who died in 1997 at the age of 73, started painting in the late 1940s, but it was not until the early 1960s that he developed his signature style inspired by industrial printing processes.
The author says that Tate Modern is staging the first comprehensive retrospective of Roy Lichtenstein since his death in 1997. The exhibition, which opened a week ago, brings together more than 125 works. As well as the Tate’s own Whaam!, above, and familiar images including Drowning Girl and Masterpiece the show includes little seen sculptures, landscapes, drawings and a series of female nudes.
There are a lot of comments on Dorothy Lichtenstein's words about her husband's exhibition. She added her husband had felt “somewhat” frustrated at being pigeonholed for the comic book pictures and as a pop artist. Despite being known for paintings such as Whaam!, Lichtenstein “was not a fan of comics and cartoons.
The article draws a conclusion that sponsors of the exhibition in Tate Modern and other people as well hope to expand the canon of Roy Lichtenstein. Jack Cowart, founding executive director of the Lichtenstein Foundation, said “We wanted people to say: ‘Gee I didn’t know he did that too’.”
Personally I discovered Lichtenstein's works when I watched Desperate Housewives, an American television series created by Marc Cherry. You can see some artist's pictures in its caption. In my opinion, people need to know more works of a painter and discover new points of view about him. Well, I hope the exhibition of Roy Lichtenstein in The Tate tells us something not just interesting but also something unimaginable and stupendous.
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