We visited this work of art for our final stop of the Talking Heads tour.
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| Roy Lichtenstein, Head with Blue Shadow, 1965 |
Look at the expression on her face. How do you think she might be feeling? What makes you think so?
The artist Roy Lichtenstein is known for his paintings that are inspired by comic books. Comic books were printed with tiny colored dots called Benday dots.
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Roy Lichtenstein, American (1923-1997). Oh, Jeff...I Love You, Too...But…, 1964. © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. Collection Simonyi.
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| Detail of Prince Valiant comic from 1938 |
In the Nasher's sculpture, Lichtenstein takes his painting style and makes it three-dimensional. Head with Blue Shadows, like many of his paintings, is almost entirely primary colors: red, yellow, and blue.
We used our imagination to think about the woman in this portrait. What kind of person is she? Where does she live? What are her favorite hobbies? Then we drew one of the following: her home, vehicle, pet, or outfit/shoes and added primary colors and stickers.
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Those are some awesome Lichtensketches!! Love the creative use of dots. GROW grows brains for sure.
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