Roy Lichtenstein by Alastair Sooke
From exhilarating images of ice-cool jet pilots in dog fights, to blue-haired Barbie dolls drowning in scenes of domestic heartache, Roy Lichtenstein's paintings, with their Ben-Day dots and witty one-liners, defined the art of a generation. What do his paintings really tell us? This book offers an introduction to the artist and his work.
Sooke is an immensely engaging characterHe has none of the weighty self-regard that often afflicts art experts and critics; rather he approaches his subjects with a questioning, open, exploratory attitude -- Sarah Vine * The Times *
His shows are excellent - clever, lively, scholarly, but not too lecturey; he's very good at linking his painters with the world outside the studio, and at how these artists have affected the world today -- Sam Wollaston reviewing 'Modern Masters' * Guardian *
His shows are excellent - clever, lively, scholarly, but not too lecturey; he's very good at linking his painters with the world outside the studio, and at how these artists have affected the world today -- Sam Wollaston reviewing 'Modern Masters' * Guardian *
Alastair Sooke is deputy art critic of the Daily Telegraph. He has written and presented documentaries on television and radio for the BBC, including Modern Masters, an acclaimed BBC One series that chronicled modern art in the twentieth century. Since 2009 he has reported regularly for The Culture Show on BBC Two. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241966044 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241966043 |
| Title | Roy Lichtenstein |
| Author | Alastair Sooke |
| Series | Penguin Specials |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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