Hendrickson, Janis
Lichtenstein
- ISBN 13:
- 9783836532075
- author:
- Hendrickson, Janis
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Taschen America, LLC
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 96
- Dimensions:
- 8.50(w) x 10.40(h) x 0.60(d)
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
American painter Roy Lichtenstein pioneered a new epoch in American art, emerging in late 1950s New York to challenge the dominant Abstract Expressionist scene. His innovative use of industrial production techniques and everyday imagery such as cartoons and advertising helped define a new art vocabulary for the era. Works like Look, Mickey! (1961), Drowning Girl (1963), and Whaam! (1963) showcased Lichtenstein's groundbreaking approach, employing mass production techniques to create a distinctive pixelated style. This book provides an in-depth overview of Lichtenstein's career, tracing his early Pop statements through to later reinterpretations of modern masterpieces. Lichtenstein's leading position in midcentury modernism is explored in the book, examining how his works both critiqued and chronicled 20th-century America.
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