Interior with mirrored closet 1991

Roy Lichtenstein created this Interior with Mirrored Closet in his signature pop-art style. The reflection of the room teems with symbolic weight. The mirror motif, prevalent throughout art history, suggests introspection and doubling, ideas deeply rooted in the human psyche. Mirrors appear as early as Jan van Eyck's "Arnolfini Portrait", where they symbolize perception. But here, in Lichtenstein's version, the hard lines and Ben-Day dots disrupt any smooth introspection. Instead, the intersecting black lines could be interpreted as visual representations of disruption, acting as a kind of psychic barrier. Think of the mirror as a metaphor for the self and the crossing lines as something that obstructs our view of the truth. This image is a statement about the complexity of self-perception, rendered in the visual language of modern mass culture. The mirror then, continues its age-old dance through art, reflecting not just our image, but also our ever-evolving understanding of self and reality.