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Brattata
Brattata' is a pop art work created by Roy Lichtenstein in 1962. The piece uses a comic book style characteristic of the artist, employing Ben-Day dots and speech bubbles. The painting depicts a war scene inspired by war comics 'All-American Men of War'.
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:
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA), Tehran, Iran
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Theme:
war, air battles, pilots, action, comics
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work expresses a fantasy of male violence and aerial adventure, while applying an ironic and distanced comic book aesthetic that allows the taming of the theme of wartime aggression.
The key to interpreting the work
The analysis should consider the way popular comic images are used to create art and the significance of mass culture aesthetics in the context of pop art and the ironic commentary on violence.See other works by this artist
