Cold Shoulder

This weekend I went to LACMA to see an exhibt and stumbled on Roy Lichtenstein collection. Roy is among of artists whose evoking of commercial imagery became known in the 1960s as Pop Art. His work defined the premise of pop art through parody. Inspired by the comic strip, Lichtenstein produced precise compositions that documented while they parodied, often in a tongue-in-cheek manner. His work was influenced by popular advertising and the comic book style. For his first body of work, Lichtenstein appropriated and manipulated comic-strip imagery using limited, flat colors and precise drawing. The woman in this work says "Hello," but it is hardly a greeting: her back is against the viewer. Using techniques employed in the production of comics, Lichtenstein depicts his subject’s skin through a handmade imitation of a mechanized process known as Benday small dots. I personally went to LACMA to see another piece of work, but this piece drew my attention and became my favorite out of his collection. I felt connected to the message that this piece gives off.