Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein (1923 - 1997) was an American pop artists, who became a leading figure in the new art movement. HIs work defined the premise of pop art through parody. Inspired by the comic strip, Lichtenstein produced precise compostitions that documented whilw they parodied, often in a tongue-in-cheek manner. His work was influenced by popular advertising and the comic book style. He described pop art as "not 'American' painting but actually industrial painting".

I chose to look at Roy Lichenstein because during a crit I was told fine liner would not show up well when blown up to A2 therefore I was advised to use a thicker pen. At the time I did not own many thick pens therefore I decided to look at ways I could use my fine liners differently, which led me to think of comic books. This then led me to look back at pop art in particular Roy Lichenstein because I like the way his uses lines and changes the thickness - I also admire the way he uses bold colours which is something I need to try more of myself.