ROY LICHTENSTEIN von Adelka Schmelzer
ROY LICHTENSTEIN von Adelka Schmelzer
ROY LICHTENSTEIN von Adelka Schmelzer
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C o m i c - F i g u r e n w i e M i c k e y M o u s e , D o n a l d<br />
D u c k , B u g s B u n n y u n d a n d e r e D i s n e y -<br />
C h a r a k t e r e z u m a l e n . E r s e l b s t b e z e i c h n t e d i e s<br />
a l s e i n e n p u r e n Ve r z w e i f l u n g s s c h r i t t , d e n n<br />
s e i n e r A n s i c h t n a c h w a r e n z w i s c h e n M i l t o n<br />
R e s n i c k u n d M i k e G o l d b e rg e i n f a c h k e i n e<br />
N i s c h e n m e h r f r e i . S e i n e e r s t e n D i s n e y -<br />
B i l d e r w u r d e n n i e ö ff e n t l i c h g e z e i g t u n d z u<br />
e i n e m g r o ß e n Te i l v o n L i c h t e n s t e i n s e l b s t<br />
w i e d e r ü b e r m a l t .<br />
oben: Anzeige für Mount Airy Lodge,<br />
Poconos, Pennsylvania, im Reiseteil der<br />
New York Times, 1963.<br />
rechts: Roy Lichtenstein, Girl with<br />
Ball, 1961. Mädchen mit Ball.<br />
Öl auf Leinwand, 153 x 91,9 cm.<br />
The Museum of Modern Art, New York,<br />
Schenkung Philip Johnson.<br />
links: Roy Lichtenstein,<br />
Mr. Bellamy, 1961. Öl auf Leinwand,<br />
143,5 x 108 cm. Modern Art Museum of<br />
Fort Worth, Museumskauf, The Benjamin<br />
J. Tillar Memorial Trust, erworben<br />
aus der Sammlung Vernon Nikkel, Cloves,<br />
New Mexico, 1982.<br />
L o o k M i c k e y, D u rc h b r u c h e i n e r P ro v o k a t i o n<br />
Vo n 1 9 6 0 b i s 1 9 6 4 w a r L i c h t e n s t e i n a n d e r R u t -<br />
g e r s U n i v e r s i t y i n N e w J e r s e y a n g e s t e l l t u n d<br />
z o g a u c h d o r t h i n u m . E r l e r n t e d o r t<br />
A l l a n K a p r o w k e n n e n , d e r i h n m i t R o b e r t<br />
Wa t t s , C l a e s O l d e n b u rg , J i m D i n e , R o b e r<br />
W h i t m a n u n d a n d e r e n b e k a n n t m a c h t e . K a p r o w<br />
w u r d e b e k a n n t d u r c h s e i n e E t a b l i e r u n g v o n<br />
H a p p e n i n g s u n d I n s t a l l a t i o n e n , d i e d i e K u n s t<br />
m i t d e r Ve r w e n d u n g v o n A l l t a g s g e g e n s t ä n d e n<br />
v e r b a n d . D i e s e E i n s t e l l u n g t e i l t e e r m i t s e i n e m<br />
L e h r e r, d e m M u s i k e r J o h n C a g e , d e r a u c h a l s<br />
M e n t o r d e r b e i d e n E x t r e m k ü n s t l e r R o b e r t<br />
R a u s c h e n b e rg u n d J a s p e r J o h n s g a l t . D e r e n<br />
e x t r e m e r U m g a n g m i t d e r K u n s t s t e l l t e f ü r<br />
L i c h t e n s t e i n d i e G r u n d l a g e f ü r s e i n e p r o v o k a -<br />
t i v e n C o m i c b i l d e r d a r. E r e x p e r i m e n t i e r t e e r s t<br />
m i t K a u g u m m i b i l d e r n u n d k a m d a n n a u f d i e<br />
I d e e , d i e s e g r o ß f o r m a t i g z u p r o d u z i e r e n .<br />
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