Roy Lichtenstein: Kunst als Motiv

The grid points of the Pop Art master Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) are world famous. Based on motifs from the comic and consumer world created Lichtenstein painting, which he composed of dots and colored surfaces. In the exhibition at the Museum Ludwig now a completely different side of his oeuvre to discover: some 100 exhibits, mainly large-format paintings and accompanying drawings and sculptures is his discussion of art historical styles of Expressionism and Futurism to Bauhaus, Art Deco or landscape paintings of East Asia to understand . Works and stylistic peculiarities of artist heroes like Monet, Matisse, Mondrian, and Dali emerge as themes and set pieces, from Lichtenstein interpreted equally ironic as masterful in his own visual language. Picasso also appears in these processing operations in a new light, becomes a pseudo-comic, which reflects the stereotypical image of the artist. The impressive paintings from the series of "Brushstrokes" show nothing but gigantic, stylized strokes. They are evidence of Lichtenstein's fundamental reflection on painting and as the core of the exhibition can be understood.