[click on picture to enlarge - taken via iPhone]
Times Square Mural, 1994 (installed 2002)
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997) - porcelain enamel on steel
This is only a portion of Roy Lichtenstein's 6-foot-high, 53-foot-long mural which you can find in the Times Square subway station. It is a gift of the artist, a native New Yorker, to the city of New York. And it is more than just a kitschy picture. This bright, faux-comic pop art style panel represents a skyline view of a "retro-futuristic" New York City. If you click on the picture, you'll discover a space cowboy looking at the city skyline. But for better (and complete) pictures of the mural, check out www.nycsubway.org. And to learn more about it, visit www.lichtensteinfoundation.org.
11 comments:
"Retro-futuristic," what a concept! ;)
Love all the movement in this picture. I'll go check those links now and see some more RF kitsch. {=D
How about "a nostalgic view of the future"?
One of the things I love (and miss) the most about New York -- amazing art work found in mundane places.
No way! Retro-futuristic is IT.
Nice shot capturing the people in motion.
Wow. What an advertisement for the artist. To be there and seen my hundreds of thousands of passing people is a great marketing idea.
Love the movement and energy you've got in this photograph. Really sums up that NY buzz and rush.
Amazing pictures you take with IPhone! Always loved Roy Lichtenstein works (actually, I don't agree with Abe; don't think he needed any advertisement at all, and less when the mural was installed...). Still have one Swatch he designed: Lovely!
Thanks for the visit and comment to Blogtrotter; I'm around the Mosel River now...
•erica: so true. We keep forgetting that it is all around.
•blue: thank you. It is kind of difficult to avoid people traffic in that subway station.
•lincoln: it was his gift to the city of New York shortly before his death. I don't think he needed any adverstising but it is great to be able to enjoy his work on a daily basis. Sadly, I am pretty sure most commuters have no idea what this is about and who he is.
•jilly: thank you. It is a very busy station where mutiple subway lines congregates.
•gmg: yeah, another Roy Lichtenstein fan! I like the energy and humour of his pieces. I love learning about his tongue-in-cheek references. And indeed, he did not need the advertisement at all - he was a fixture of the NY art scene. From what I read he finished this mural shortly before his death. It was then in storage for several years before the MTA installed it in the Times Square subway station.
Neat photo with the shapes, lines, colors and motion of the walkers. Your photos and posts are always fun, interesting, informative--a treat. Thanks.
•lynette: thanks! You are too sweet! :)
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