Roy Lichtenstein was an American pop artist best known for his boldly-colored parodies of comic strips and advertisements. In the 1960s, Lichtenstein became a leading figure of the new Pop Art movement. Inspired by advertisements and comic strips, Lichtenstein's bright, graphic works parodied American popular culture and the art world itself.
About Landscape, Plate VII – Roy Lichtenstein – Pop Art Painting
Ten Landscapes was his first solo print portfolio, and he was deeply involved with its production. He created preparatory drawings and collages, cut each screen-print stencil by hand, shot the photographs, and, to ensure that each print had the proper moiré pattern, supervised the cutting of the Rowlux (a type of plastic sheet he found in a novelty store and frequently incorporated in his art). The prints and the collage Tremaine Christmas Card (Seascape) call to mind Lichtenstein’s 1964 Landscape series of paintings and drawings in which he also engaged this traditional genre with a decidedly Pop vocabulary. Some of the Landscape prints have elements that correspond to those from picture postcards and comic-book sources (such as Landscape 1, which has details from a panel in Star Spangled War Stories), but most are imaginary views created by the artist. With these works, synthetic materials such as Mylar and Rowlux provide a contemporary, even industrial, aesthetic. Reflecting light, they create a sense of movement that corresponds to the shimmering and shifting effects of light and water.
About the Art Prints
Landscape, Plate VII – Roy Lichtenstein – Pop Art Painting by Roy Lichtenstein. Our art prints are produced on acid-free 220 GSM papers using archival inks and lamination to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All prints include a sufficent white border around the image to allow for future framing, if desired. Product will be shipped in 2 days