Lichtenstein, basic art series

Master of Pop Art, Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997) is a profound figure in the history of Western art of the 20th century: Lichtenstein was the one who turned comics into high culture. 

Bursting onto the New York art scene in the early 1960s, he pioneered Pop Art’s boldest language, using cartoon panels, Ben-Day dots, and advertising tropes to reimagine what painting could be. From Look, Mickey! and Whaam! to his witty “brushstroke” paintings, Lichtenstein bridged mass media and fine art, parody and homage. Alongside contemporaries like Andy Warhol, he critiqued America’s consumer culture while also chronicling its optimism, anxieties, and obsession with spectacle.

Lichtenstain's signature dots and blown-up imagery gave everyday graphics a monumental, ironic edge, forever changing the relationship between art and popular culture.

This Taschen Basic Art edition offers a sharp, beautifully produced introduction to Lichtenstein’s career, with striking reproductions and insightful writing. A perfect pick for Pop Art fans, design lovers, or anyone who’d love to hang a Lichtenstein on their wall, this book is the next best thing. 

• Author(s): Janis Hendrickson
• Size: 22 x 1 x 26,5 cm and 96 pages
• Language: English
• Published: 2015