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Roy Lichtenstein
Works On Paper, November 10 - December 12, 2022
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    Roy Lichtenstein , Works On Paper
    Printmaking provided Lichtenstein an arena where he could venture out to try new materials and practices.

    The subtlety of printmaking is the buildup of color layers. If you look closely at Roy Lichtenstein's prints, the viewer can see the difference in areas where the colors are different because of the overlapping buildup. Not only does it build up the surface density of the color, but it also sits differently in the fibers of the paper. As methodical as Lichtenstein’s approach to printmaking was, something not immediately apparent to the viewer,  the selection of his narrative subjects was deliberately humorous. Figures and forms keep the viewer on watch to see how odd and far-fetched the ideas can be.


    Lichtenstein had often before used variable-sized dots in his images. They can be found in the Mirror series (1972) and Imperfects (1988), as well as several others.  


    Starting about 1952, Lichtenstein’s major print theme was the American Indian (a subject he would later return to in the American Indian Theme series of 1980). The artist appropriated images from earlier art and American history. His images took on a new sense of space and scale, blanketing the entire pictorial surface. Printmaking provided Lichtenstein an arena where he was far more apt to play around, try something new, and experiment with materials. The nature of reproduction, multiple originals, layered process, and meaning are added to the mix, compounding rich visual associations. 


    Lichtenstein explicitly explored still life as a subject. The term Still Life appears in the titles of these works, which often include a brief and matter-of-fact description of the contents of the image, such as Brushstroke Still Life With Box and Brushstroke Still Life With Coffee Pot (1997). Executed in lithography and screen print at Styria Studio, New York, and published by Multiples Inc. and Castelli Graphics, the works present a capsule summary of the subject. The works represent several different still-life types, from food to art objects to objects grouped thematically.  


    Part of the Reflections series (1988) but completed in 1990, Reflections On Expressionist Painting has its central image partly obscured by reflective streaks, as if behind glass or reflected in a mirror. Tyler Graphics Ltd. worked on a print that combines lithography, screen print, and relief with collage and embossing


    Opening November 10th, 2022, at Guy Hepner from 6-8 pm EST, “Roy Lichtenstein: On Paper” will showcase formative works from the artist’s career that continue to inspire the narrative of pop art. 

     
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