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The Valve
The Valve' painting from 1954 is a work by Roy Lichtenstein representing the Pop Art style. An abstract work, executed in oil technique, contributing to the development and recognition of the Pop Art movement in the 1950s.
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:
1954
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Execution technique:
oil
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Theme:
abstraction, pop art, industrial motifs
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work reflects the artist's interest in industrial elements and comic aesthetics, being an early example of his formal and thematic exploration within Pop Art.
The key to interpreting the work
The analysis of the painting should take into account the context of Pop Art emergence and Lichtenstein's innovative approach to themes of everyday and industrial objects.See other works by this artist
