Haystacks #3 1969

Editor: This is Roy Lichtenstein's "Haystacks #3" from the Tate collection. It's fascinating how he recreates Monet’s iconic subject with, what looks like, a screen-printing technique, but I am curious about the labor involved in creating such a precise work. What’s your take? Curator: Lichtenstein's use of Ben-Day dots transforms fine art into a seemingly mass-produced image, blurring the lines between high and low art. Consider the social commentary: is he critiquing the commodification of art, or celebrating the industrial processes of its creation? Editor: That's an interesting question, maybe he’s doing both? Curator: Precisely! By examining the means of production, we can delve deeper into art's role in consumer culture. Editor: I'll never look at a Lichtenstein the same way again.