... 1920's but came to halt in the thirties due to the great depression that shook the world. Marcel Duchamp tried to breach the gap between art and society, his goal was to bring them closer together. Roy Lichtenstein set the highest standard and led the way of pop art. Lichtenstein was and still is considered the most sophisticated pop artist around. Roy Lichtenstein was inspired by Picasso's paintings; he studied them and learnt from them. In 1961 Roy Lichtenstein made use of the "Ben-Day dots". This was the first time an artist had used this device. Lichtenstein exploited this and turned it into a signature for himself on his paintings of cartoon characters. Many Pop artists have attempted to and inspired an impersonal approach in to work trying not to offend any community. Although in many circumstances pop artist did impose their own views in their work, Pop artist took this ...

See this essay or coursework document in full right now