Picture from: http://www.npr.org/2012/10/15/162807890/one-dot-at-a-time-lichtenstein-made-art-pop
Roy Lichtenstein made many comic book-inspired works of art during the 1960s. By painting his canvases with lots of little dots, varying in shades throughout, the overall paintings look almost smooth. Many of his works feature a damsel in distress or are a remake of a famous painting.
"It's interesting that he managed to evoke such strong emotions using such a cold, mechanical process of dots — he was really painting digital pixels before there were pixels. Lichtenstein didn't paint each and every dot by hand. Instead, he used various kinds of stencils with perforated dot patterns. He'd brush his paint across the top of the stencil, and the colors dropped through, as perfect circles. In doing so, he was elevating commercial images from comics, and ads into art (Susan Stamberg, NPR website from above)."
This style of art reinforces my belief that sometimes when things seem crazy and overwhelming, we need to take a step back, look at the big picture, and get some perspective. Then we have a better chance at making a decision that will be most beneficial to us and others.
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