Roy Lichtenstein's ABC
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Roy Lichtenstein's ABC
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One of the founders of pop art, the author is best known for largescale renditions of comic-strip art, and for fusing comicbook techniques with high art in his appropriations of such artists as Picasso and Mondrian. In this title, the author's unique style celebrates the ABC, with results that are surprising, delightful and amusing.
The founder of pop art, Roy Lichtenstein, celebrates the ABC in his own unique style
Roy Lichtenstein's ABC begins with A for ART (of course), represented by Lichtenstein's first pop comic masterpiece, Look Mickey. D stands for a comically vicious growling Dog, while H features a horse that races by in dizzying dots and stripes.
One of the founders of pop art, Roy Lichtenstein is best known for his large scale renditions of comic-strip art. He masterfully fused comic-book techniques with high art in his appropriations of such artists as Picasso and Mondrian. His distinctive look, filled with brilliant colour, dots and stripes, is one of the most identifiable in all contemporary art.
In Roy Lichtenstein's ABC, Lichtenstein's unique style celebrates the alphabet, producing results that are surprising, delightful and amusing.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780500516836
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 02 April 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 203.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 370g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Bob Adelman, photojournalist and longtime friend of Lichtenstein's, collaborated with him on this book as well as on The Art of Roy Lichtenstein and Brad '61.
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