Roy Lichtenstein (Artist Research)

Roy Lichtenstein was born October 27, 1923 in Manhattan, New York.

His primary type of artwork is painting and sculptures.

The materials he used was paint, paint brushes, and marble in his sculptures.

His style of art was modern art, and pop art.

Pop art is a form of art that depicts objects or scenes from everyday life and employs techniques of commercial art and popular illustration.

3 Facts:

• Roy was a jazz fan and his first paintings were of musicians.

• While he was attending Ohio State University he had to stop school and join the army during World War II.  

• In 1951 Lichtenstein had his first solo exhibition at the Carlebach Gallery in New York. 

 "Art doesn't transform. It just plain forms" - Roy Lichtenstein

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Lichtenstein
http://www.npr.org/2012/10/15/162807890/one-dot-at-a-time-lichtenstein-made-art-pop

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1.) I chose this person for my portrait because I'm a fan of Formula One racing, and fan of this driver.

2.) I thought it captured his face really well, and I liked the way the colors meshed together.

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