Whaam Roy Lichtenstein at Tate Modern (2013) HD- Pop Art - Documentary
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| Whaam!, a 1963 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein, incorporates onomatopoetic comics lettering. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Together with fans, critics, artists and those who knew Lichtenstein, Alastair leads an entertaining and provocative discussion about the work and legacy of one of the most celebrated and instantly recognisable artists of the 20th century.
Renowned for his works based on comic strips and advertising imagery, Lichtenstein's chisel-jawed action men and love-lorn women made him the hero of the
Pop Art movement.
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| Roy Lichtenstein's Drowning Girl (1963), adapted from the lead story in Secret Hearts #83, lettered by Schnapp. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
called art. As the exhibition reveals, however, there was more to Lichtenstein than simply the famous comic book images and also on display are many of his less familiar works - nudes, landscapes, sculpture and his own take on the work of modern art masters such as Picasso and Matisse.
Offering an in-depth look at one of the year's most talked about exhibitions, Alastair and guests
explore the enduring appeal of Lichtenstein's imagery, debate the controversies around his work and his influence on today's generation of artists and tackle the big question - was Lichtenstein a Pop Art genius and one of the defining image-makers of the 20th century, or a one-trick wonder whose big idea was so powerful he could never let it go?
