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Mickey Mouse I
Mickey Mouse I' from 1958 by Roy Lichtenstein combines elements of expressionism and pop art, presenting the character of the iconic cartoon hero – Mickey Mouse. The work illustrates the artist's early interest in pop culture motifs and techniques of sketching and clear lines.
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:
1958
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Execution technique:
expressionist and pop-art style, unknown technique
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Location:
Private collection
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Theme:
cartoon character, pop culture, line, sketch
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work shows a starting point for exploring motifs and aesthetics of comics, which will become a hallmark of Lichtenstein's art in later years.
The key to interpreting the work
When interpreting, attention should be paid to the combination of expressionism and pop art as well as the artist's early experiments with popular iconography.See other works by this artist
