There is usually one and the same answer to those questions 'Why did XXX become an artist?' Because they felt they had the talent and the urge. It is as simple as that!
also In 1997 Roy started teaching at Rutgers university and he was influenced by another teacher that worked there called Allan KaprowThe inspiration for his first Cartoon piece came from a challenge from one of his sons, who pointed to a Mickey Mouse comic book and said; "I bet you can't paint as good as that, eh, Dad?" Which now is under the name of "Look Mickey" It was painted in 1961, and now states its place in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C So tons of his inspiration was from comics . Hope this helped.
In 1997 Roy started teaching at Rutgers university, where he was influenced by Allan Kaprow, another teacher at the University.
he was inspired by his wife. she was reading a comic and then he thought that he would paint like that. also his kids were his biggest fans.
Comic strips.
he was influenced by a comic strip
From comic strips.
Pop Art.
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If you are referring to the artist, Roy Lichtenstein, he was Jewish.
Roy Lichtenstein was born on October 27, 1923.
Roy Lichtenstein was born on October 27, 1923.
comics and magazines
Roy Lichtenstein was a Pop artist.
Pop Art.
In most museums of modern art.
Pop art He was a Pop Art painter, but he did not found that movement.
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Pop Art is part of Modernism.
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In 1961 Roy Lichtenstein first started to use comic art as pop art .
Roy Lichtenstein's birth name is Roy Fox Lichtenstein.
Roy Lichtenstein was one of several artists during the 1960s who helped establish the art form known as "pop art". Probably the most famous of his contemporaries was Andy Warhol.