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Curtains
The painting 'Curtains' depicts an interior with curtains characteristic of the Pop Art style, painted with thick outlined lines, vivid colors, and Ben-Day dots imitating comic book print. The work belongs to the genre of interior painting and presents everyday objects in a stylized, simplified manner.
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:
Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Theme:
interior, textiles, interior design, pop art
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work explores the relationship between utilitarian objects and art, drawing attention to the mechanical nature of image reproduction and industrial methods of visual production.
The key to interpreting the work
The interpretation should emphasize the contrast between mass culture and painting tradition, as well as Lichtenstein's unique technique of stylization and simplification of forms.See other works by this artist
