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1 Blam Roy Lichtenstein Art in the Classroom Ms Fritch’s class December 2008 Masterpiece 1962 Ohhh….Alright 1964

2 Born Oct 27,1923 Died at age 73 (in 1997) Born in Manhattan, NYC, NY Studied art in Ohio American pop artist – influence by advertising and comic book style 1964, Life magazine published an article about him asking, ''Is he the worst artist in America?'' Roy Lichtenstein

3 Pop Art Major art movement of 20 th century Theme: popular culture –Advertising –Comic books –Used images of popular culture Pop art used media usually reserved for commercial Art Message is a parody of the superficiality and materialism of modern popular culture Attacking the traditional idea of the "Art Object" as a unique object created by a unique process

4 Look Mickey, 1961 Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein, Gift of the Artist, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art Look Mickey: challenge from one of his sons: “I bet you cant paint as good as that, eh Dad?”

5 One of the earliest known examples of pop art,pop art Whaam!' adapted a comic-book panel from a 1962 issue of DC Comics' All-American Men of War.comic-bookDC ComicsAll-American Men of War The painting depicts a fighter aircraft firing a rocket into an enemy plane, with a red-and-yellow explosion.

6 Drowning Girl by Roy Lichtenstein, 1953. Roy Lichtenstein used the splash page of a romance story in DC Comics' Secret Hearts #83 (November 1962), lettered by Ira Schnapp, as the basis for the imageRoy Lichtenstein1953DC Comics Most of his best-known artworks are relatively close, but not exact, copies of comic-book panels The panels were changed in scale, color, treatment, and in their implications

7 thick outlines bold colors Benday Dots dots of equal size and distribution in a specific area Lichtenstein Sunrise

8 Paint a large-scale cartoon image like Roy Lichtenstein! Art in the Classroom: Roy Lichtenstein Activity Choose an image to work with How will you crop it to fill the page? ZOOM in on part of the image and fill page Draw using pencil Simple, big shapes, not a lot of detail Paint: BRIGHT clear colors use big brushes for coverage, spread the paint to help it dry Use black sharpie to outline lines CLEAN UP

9 Select an image ZOOM in…..

10 Select an image, ZOOM in


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