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Blam
Blam' depicts an air crash scene executed in the Pop Art style, featuring Lichtenstein's characteristic use of thick outlines, bright colors, and Ben-Day dots mimicking comic book printing. The artwork's theme revolves around accidents and destruction, typical of the artist's comic-inspired series.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Roy Lichtenstein
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Date of birth and death
October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997
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Natinality
American
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Style
Pop art; use of comic strips, commercial and mass media aesthetics; Ben-Day dots
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Significant works
Look Mickey, Drowning Girl, Whaam!, Oh, Jeff…I Love You, Too…But…, Girl with Hair Ribbon, Brushstrokes
Information about the work
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Year:
1962
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Execution technique:
oil on canvas
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Location:
Yale University Art Gallery (Yale University), New Haven, CT, USA
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Theme:
failures and disasters, airplanes, fictional characters, pop art
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work comments on violence and drama captured in mass culture, while highlighting the technique and style that imitates comics and advertising.
The key to interpreting the work
When interpreting, it is important to notice the irony and parody present in Pop Art and the way comic form is combined with the tradition of painting.See other works by this artist
