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Head – red and yellow
A portrait in the Pop Art style depicting the head of a woman, painted with Lichtenstein's characteristic technique featuring thick outlines, vivid red and yellow colors, and Ben-Day dots imitating comic printing. The painting is styled like a comic graphic, focusing on facial elements such as the forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin.
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:
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, USA
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Theme:
portrait of a woman, face, head, pop art
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work presents a simplified and mechanical way of depicting the face, reflecting on mass media communication and the role of visual reproduction in contemporary art.
The key to interpreting the work
When interpreting, attention should be paid to the dialogue between high art and low culture, as well as the technique and aesthetics typical of Pop Art and comics.See other works by this artist
