back in the day when art was POPular. Lichtenstein, Warhol, Fisher.

Crying Girl x Roy Lichtenstein (1963)

I enjoy pop art pieces duet their use of dots. I admire how artists create different figures using countless red dots that blur together to create the illusion of a flesh tone color. What i was able to notice about Lichtenstein when I visited the MoMA was that he arranges the dots on his canvas first, then paints around them to create the outline of the person. In most of Lichtenstein's other works, he utilized caption bubbles in order to give the picture a different meaning. I like this one because there is no caption bubble. He managed to get across the emotion of being either sad, scared, or upset without "cheating" and telling us, point blankly, what the woman was thinking. He used her tears and body language to the best of their ability. The wrinkle by her nose makes it seem as though she is worried about something, which may be the cause for her crying. These inferences allow you to make up a story about the subject's life and that level of interaction is what i most enjoy about Lichtenstein's work.

Jackie Kennedy x Andy Warhol (1964)

Shot Blue x Andy Warhol (1964)

These two prints are from Andy Warhol. What attracted me to him was that he took real pictures of these two famous ladies and put his own spin on the images. I feel as though he painted them the way that he saw them. That speaks volumes because he painted the two drastically different. Marilyn Monroe has kind of a glamorized look. He saw her as kind of a pop icon that lived for the glitz and glamour. Jackie Kennedy is painted with more regal colors. His view of her seemed to be a more serious, political one.

Standard Gauge x Morgan Fisher (1984)

I was attracted to this picture because the caption fits ever so perfect. "Scene Missing" written against an empty square of film strip is just so simple. I like that it is just straight to the point. Simple works are another simple pleasure of mine because every now and again, I like to look at something and just know what I am looking at.