Monday, May 28, 2012

Lichtenstein Universe

A day off from any responsibilities.  Rare.  We went to the Art Institute of Chicago to see the Roy Lichtenstein Retrospective...


The Lichtenstein Universe is quite appealing; it's all surface, form, line, dot, splashy color, comic, light, edgy, funny, pop.  There is no darkness, no pathos, no drama (maybe comic melodrama!).  A breath of fresh air for sure.


Pop at it's frothy best.  So inspiring to see a good slice of a man's work, and all the work is dedicated to a vision of lightness.  And the low is elevated to the high. You smile, you laugh, you admire the light touch, the steady hand, the zen-like approach to art.


You are transformed in the process... that's the beauty of art.  And even drowning and death, well, we admire the color and form, and the overly-melodramatic situation.  Those tears don't cut... they are flat, another formal element.  Yeah, and Fuck Brad...