ROY LICHTENSTEIN, LANDSCAPE 10, LANDSCAPES, MOONSCAPES AND SEASCAPES, SCREEN PRINT AND CHROMOGENIC PRINT WITH ROWLUX ON WHITE 100% RAG BOARD AND COMPOSITION BOARD, EDITION OF 100, 1967
Roy Lichtenstein's artistic practice has always been fuelled by a simultaneous yearning for innovation and retrospection. Shortly after establishing himself as a trailblazer of Pop Art, the artist turned his attention to the conventions of landscape painting. He worked on his Landscapes, Moonscapes and Seascapes for over three decades. The intricate sequence comprised several autonomous portfolios, one of which was titled Ten Landscapes.
Created in 1967, the ten part suite reduces the attributes of the landscape genre to essential compositional and pictorial elements. The resulting fictitious landscapes demonstrate Lichtenstein’s experimental and singular use of materials and preparatory processes.
Landscape 10 presents a playful photo-collage split in two by a bold horizon line. The upper half of the work consists of an abstracted and hazy illustration of grey skies. Below, the artist inserts a photograph depicting sand imprinted with bird claw marks. Plastic Rowlux sheets have been employed in the making of this print to create spatial and textural interplays. Besides providing distance from traditional painting techniques, the shimmery fabric also imitates changing light.
Reflectivity and perception soon became significant subjects for Lichtenstein. His quest to create illusionistic effects using experimental materials continued throughout his career. For instance, he pursued comparable optical plays in his Mirrors and later Water Lilies.
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ABOUT ROY LICHTENSTEIN
Born in Manhattan in 1923, Roy Lichtenstein was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement during the second half of the 20th century. His distinctive artistic style is inspired by the visual language of consumerism and advertising that pervaded American popular culture at the time, and his work recalls a society of widespread commercialism that has remained powerfully relevant to this day. Learn more about Roy Lichtenstein.
