By Eric Koch / Anefo [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
He studied Fine Arts at The Ohio State University.
His style spans Cubism and Expressionism to Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism.
Lichtenstein began making Pop Art in the early 1960’s. One of his most famous paintings was Drowning Girl (1963).
Roy Lichtenstein. Drowning Girl, 1963. Oil on canvas 68 x 68 inches; 172.7 x 172.7 cm
Lichtenstein appropriated or borrowed from comics. A famous painting called Whaam! (1963) is of a plane crashing.
Roy Lichtenstein. Whaam!, 1963. Magna on canvas. 2 panels; 68 x 166 inches overall; 172.7 x 421.6 cm overall
Some people thought that Lichtenstein’s work was unoriginal.
Other people saw differences between his comic book style paintings and the comic book drawings that inspired him.
Lichtenstein used color, line, movement and text to tell a complete story in one painting.
Comic books use many drawings to tell the story.
You can make your own SNAZZY Pop Art Portrait just like me!
Use this “Ben Day Dots” Background to draw your portrait on. Click image and download.
Here’s my buddy Line-it-up Lenny. He can help you know where all the parts of your face go. Click image to download.
Download this template to use with Sketchbook X on your iPad.
Use this template above to make you own Pop Art on Sketchbook X on your iPad.
Project: Pop Art PORTRAITS
I will give you 3 choices for this project:
- Create a Pop Art Portrait.
- Appropriate an image from a comic book or comic strip.
- Create a “Take Off” of a famous artwork by Matisse, Mondrian or Picasso.
*You may use paper, pencil and markers OR your iPad and Sketchbook X.
EXTENSIONS
Language Arts: Read more about Roy Lichtenstein and Working with Pop Art.
