Woman with Neck Ribbon 1978

Roy Lichtenstein made this painting, Woman with Neck Ribbon, with oil and magna on canvas, and just look at those colours pop! The painting is a dance between bold graphic shapes and Lichtenstein’s signature Ben-Day dots, the kind you find in comic books. I can imagine Lichtenstein, in his studio, carefully plotting each line and dot. He’s playing with the flatness of the picture plane, pushing and pulling our focus. Those stripes create such a cool optical buzz. What’s fascinating here is how Lichtenstein takes a mass-produced image and transforms it into something deeply personal. He's engaging in a conversation with artists like Warhol, re-evaluating representation and perception. It’s like he’s saying, “Hey, let’s rethink what painting can be.” It's a playful invitation to see the world differently.