Here Comes The Sun: May Warhol & Lichtenstein Availabilities

As we move into the Summer months with the warming promise of bright blue skies and vibrant shades, we celebrate colour as told through a seminal selection of Lichtenstein and Warhol works.

Emerging in the 1960's, Pop Art is known for its bold use of colour. Blending "high-art" with popular culture, the great Pop artists incorporated repetition and seriality critiquing and highlighting the irony within society and, in particular, consumerism. Drawing from the iconography of celebrity and everyday brands, Pop Art's colourful and vibrant nature has made it an enduring movement which seemingly becomes more relevant as each decade passes. 

From the three primary colours: red, yellow and blue (the nexus of all other colours) Pop Art's bold and inventive use of shape, colour, subject and form can be best appreciated through the examples of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol.

Lichtenstein chose colours carefully in order to imitate the four colours of printers' inks. The vibrant use of the primary colours, found across his career, were used by the artist to add a visual impact to his compositions. Skillfully employing bold yellows, deep blues and vibrant reds, Lichtenstein's skill as an artist was only matched by the exceptional technical prowess of the printing studios he collaborated with throughout his career. The 1994 Nude Series, shows Lichtenstein's increasingly complex composition which used up to 40 individual screen to create a complex interplay of colour and depth. Whether used to show explosions or an ironic twist on the comic book femme fatale, Lichtenstein's use of colour captures the very essence of Pop Art.

The colour palettes of Andy Warhol are a kaleidoscopic map to which we can document the artist's voracious output and his inventiveness both in choice of subject and in execution continue to be held up as the ultimate examples in Pop Art. Often documented, his fascination with Americana, celebrity and consumerism - Warhol's go to themes for many of his most famous series - his colour choices highlight the deft touch of artist told through contrasting colours, brightness and tone. Warhol’s fascination with colour is an interplay which serves to show the collision between consumer culture and the ultimate in individual expression. Indeed, from his early works (Cow) to his neon Moonwalk series, Warhol's bold choice of colour is inherent within his iconic oeuvre.

Discover our selection of Roy Lichtenstein prints and original Andy Warhol screenprints and contact Andipa Editions via sales@andipa.com or call +44 (0)20 7589 2371 for latest availabilities.