Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein (October 27, 1923 - September 29, 1997) was a prominent American pop artist, whose work borrowed heavily from popular advertising and comic book styles, which he himself described as being "as artificial as possible."

Quotes

"We like to think of industrialization as being despicable. I don't really know what to make of it. There?s something terribly brittle about it. I suppose I would still prefer to sit under a tree with a picnic basket rather than under a gas pump, but signs and comic strips are interesting as subject matter. There are certain things that are usable, forceful, and vital about commercial art. We're using those things ? but we're not really advocating stupidity, international teenagerism, and terrorism." - Roy Lichtenstein

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