be noticed artistically: Roy Lichtenstein

Born October 27, 1923 in New York City to an upper-middle-class family, Roy Lichtenstein is one of the most known Pop Artists in the Pop Art movement, as we know. Lichtenstein began his first Pop Art paintings in 1961. He grew up with no specific artistic influence. Most of his work can be identified easily by the use of Ben Day Dots in his work. He wanted his work to look like it was machine made although a lot of his work was made with stencils. On the other hand Lichtenstein is known for popularising the comic book style.

When I see Roy's work, I get fascinated by the different patterns he uses and how scale and colour can make something appear very appealing. In my future work I would love to use different patterns and he is my main inspiration. The use of primary colours in his work is interesting and shows you don’t have to have a massive hue of colour to identify scenery. Another thing that Lichtenstein does is vary the thickness and boldness of lines.