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 ARTWORK OF THE MONTH - November 1997  ARTIST'S STUDIO NO. 1 (LOOK MICKEY), BY POP ARTIST ROY LICHTENSTEIN, BORROWS FROM THE STYLES AND TECHNIQUES FOUND IN COMICS AND ADVERTISEMENTS. HE STARTED MAKING PICTURES THIS WAY EARLY IN HIS CAREER, WHEN HIS CHILDREN ASKED HIM TO DRAW THE POPULAR DISNEY CHARACTERS MICKEY MOUSE AND DONALD DUCK.LICHTENSTEIN LIKES CARTOONS BECAUSE OF THEIR PRIMARY COLORS, BOLD LINES, AND PATTERNS. HE PAINTS ENLARGED DOTS, WHICH ARE THE BASIC PATTERN OF CIRCLES PRINTERS USE TO MAKE THE IMAGES YOU SEE IN COMICS, NEWSPAPERS, AND MAGAZINES. THIS PAINTING SHOWS US A VIEW INSIDE LICHTENSTEIN'S STUDIO, WHERE THE ARTWORKS HANGING ON THE WALL LOOK LIKE HIS OWN PAINTINGS AND THOSE OF OTHER CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS.
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ROY LICHTENSTEIN ARTIST'S STUDIO NO. 1 (LOOK MICKEY) 1973 oil, acrylic on canvas Collection Walker Art Center Gift of Judy and Kenneth Dayton and the T.B. Walker Foundation, 1981 |