Sculptures by Roy Lichtenstein are Simply fun!

America dozed off shortly after the end of World War II and slept for a very long period. America had a lovely dream when she slept. Roy Lichtenstein envisioned an ideal world free from hunger, affliction, peril, and want.

The dream’s surroundings were composed of graphic pictures that had been expertly constructed. These included magazine ads, billboard displays, spotless bathrooms and kitchens, house floor plans, glossy trip brochures, television commercials, and comic book panels.

Lets Dream

Jackson Pollack is one example of an Abstract Expressionist who spent years fervently attempting to awaken America from this dream. Other artists, such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, believed sleep wasn’t necessarily terrible. They thought the dream that America was having while it slept was fascinating and beautiful.

Three Dimensional Sculptures

Roy Lichtenstein extracts three-dimensional sculptures from the comic book world, which is his most well-known medium as a painter. 

What appears absurd at first glance? After all, what could be funnier than a painted wood depiction of a stylized explosion like you might see in a comic book? It turns out to be unstoppable entertainment, especially when he applies the idea and its execution to harmless objects. These are found in innocuous magazine and cartoon settings, such as desk lamps and their light cascades, coffee cups and billows of steam, or other harmless objects. The sculptures are marvels of balance and design, proper proportion and deft material handling.

Lichtenstein Mastery

Indeed, Lichtenstein possesses astounding mastery. Coming up with such silly ideas is one thing, but to design, sketch, cast, assemble, deconstruct, and paint a finished object is almost astounding. The final object is just as creative as the original thought.

Each piece seems to have been created, carried out, and completed in only five minutes without a hitch. However, many took several months. The smeared, dog-eared sketches that go with them are miniature works of art in and of themselves. They demonstrate the amount of effort and planning that went into each one.

A brushstroke is possibly the last thing anyone would anticipate turning into a sculpture. After all, brush strokes are the two-dimensional building elements of painting, which is the sculpture’s exact opposite.

The truth is that a regular brush stroke is essentially a miniature three-dimensional relief item adhered to a canvas. Anyone who appreciates Van Gogh or Rembrandt will tell you this. As a result, Lichtenstein provides a series of “Brush Stroke” sculptures. These primary-coloured daubs have been multiplied by thousands and given depth and texture by using wood, metal, and, yes, paint.

Our reluctance to live in the past or outside our thoroughly thought-out financial plans for living pleased Lichtenstein. He left all the judgment to us.

Sources

Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing. https://amzn.to/3ElmSlL

Roy Lichtenstein – Newspapers.com. (1999, June 17). Newspapers.Com; http://www.newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106628924/roy-lichtenstein/

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