Study: Lichtenstein’s personal
interpretation of POP ART was defined by the use of parody. The coming strip was his main inspiration. However, his paintings were influenced 1) popular advertising and 2)comic book style. The painting is based on a panel from the romance comic Girls’ Romances. The techniques used by Lichtenstein: GESSO: Is a preparation of plaster medium. The purpose of gesso is to prevent the canvas from absorbing too much paint. I used the technique in my portrait with the exposed thyroid in order to create a rough surface. MANGA: type of acrylic. Easily removed with turpentine, it shows colour better than waterbased acrylic paints. For a sick- screening print, also known as GRAPHS, an artist places a stencil on a stretched piece of silk. He puts a paper underneath and then draws ink across the top of the silk with a kind of rubber- wood paddle. WOODCUT: I found it very hard to copy his drawings because of the ben-day dots. I found it very difficult to draw those dots and this is why I don’t consider my copy a successful drawing. Sources: http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/ http://www.zoumboulakis.gr/m/lichtenstein33472.htm?lang=en&path=-1294107586