Foot and Hand 1964

Roy Lichtenstein made *Foot and Hand* sometime in the 20th century, probably using printmaking techniques. What I love is how Lichtenstein takes something as simple as a foot pressing down on a hand and turns it into this bold, iconic image. The Ben-Day dots and the stark black outlines give it that pop art punch, right? It's like he's saying, "Hey, look at this everyday action, but see it in a totally new way." I bet he was thinking about mass production, how images get reproduced over and over, and how that changes the way we see things. The flat colors and the graphic style make it feel almost like a comic book panel, but it's also got this kind of intensity. It reminds me of other artists who were playing with similar ideas, like Warhol. It's all part of this big conversation artists have, bouncing ideas off each other across time.