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Tex!
Tex!' from 1962 is a work by Roy Lichtenstein in the Pop Art style, depicting a figurative scene with elements of aviation and vehicles. The work is characterized by the use of thick outlined contours, bright primary colors, and hand-painted Ben-Day dots mimicking comic book printing technique.
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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Theme:
aviation, vehicles, pop art, figurativism
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting shows a fascination with modern technologies and transportation in the era of mass production, combining this with the aesthetics of popular culture and comics.
The key to interpreting the work
Interpretation should consider the context of Pop Art and Lichtenstein's characteristic painting technique that imitates mechanical reproductions.See other works by this artist
