the great wave off kanagawa x lichtenstein

the great wave off kanagawa x lichtensteinIn this pop art reworking in the style of Roy Lichtenstein, The Great Wave off Kanagawa is transformed into a dazzling graphic icon. The famous wave has been redesigned with clean solids, sharp black outlines and the famous dot grids characteristic of the world of comics. The bright yellow sky and uniformly coloured areas replace the subtleties of traditional Japanese gradation, giving the whole an almost advertising feel. The dramatic intensity of

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The artist uses mainly various shades of red in this work

2 by Robert Delaunay is a work of the Orphic movement

reflect the movement of the grasses in the sea breeze

The objects

where nature flourishes in all its splendour

clearly part of the landscape tradition

reflecting the optimism and tensions of an era fascinated by progress

the final touch to the hairstyle

a snail (symbolizing the slowness of the process)

Vincent Van Gogh abandons the brightness of his landscapes to immerse himself in the tangible simplicity of everyday life

with the sea