ROY LICHTENSTEIN
(Manhattan, New York, U.S.A. 1923 - 1997)
As I opened fire, 1966
Signed
Serigraphs without print run number, triptych. Print run of 3000
With copyright stamp on front and back.
Made in 1966 by the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam from a painting by Roy Lichtenstein made in 1964.
Pieces: 3
In 1964, Roy Lichtenstein made his painting "As I opened fire" which was inspired by Jerry Grandenetti"s panels in the strip "Wingmate of Doom", in All American Men of War, no. 90 of the year 1962 of the comic company DC Comics.
In most of this artist"s work we can appreciate a verbal continuity in terms of internal dialogues and temporality in actions that follow one another. The painting unites elements of war with representations of a few seconds during an airplane battle; the painting is narratively formed from three moments, by means of three panels to improve its formal coherence. The impersonal quality of his pieces is a constant search by Lichtenstein, who achieved vast emotional content but with a personal detachment.
Zooms on the scene and onomatopoeia provide a cinematic and mechanized flow of artistic expression. Lichtenstein commented on his war images: "A minor purpose of my war paintings is to put military aggressiveness in an absurd light. My personal opinion is that much of our foreign policy has been incredibly frightening, but this is not what my work is about and I do not want to capitalize on this popular position. My work is more about our American definition of images and visual communication." Source consulted: Official site of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam www.stedelijk.nl
61 x 49 cm total measurements of each one