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Article: Artist Roy Lichtenstein's humor takes subtle turn
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 25, 1986
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Only recently has humor become a recognized and legitimate
ingredient in visual art. Now, though, many artists aim to be funny
in their work, and this use of humor in modern art reveals an
interesting congruity between the aesthetics of visual art and the
aesthetics of humor.
Consider such recent forms as performance, conceptual art and
Pop Art. All depend heavily on elements such as the pun, surprise,
incongruity and self-parody to make their point, techniques that make
comedy work as well.
A prime example of this comedic approach to serious art is Roy
Lichtenstein, an artist who became a leader in the Pop Art movement
by painting giant comic strip frames in the mid-1960s. These ...