1991 Royal Academy of Arts Poster, Roy Lichtenstein, "I know... Brad" 1963 Pop Art artist gallery exhibition, wall art decor

This exhibition poster is from the Royal Academy of Arts for an exhibition in 1991 featuring "The Pop Art Show". It features Roy Lichtenstein's colourful pop art work, "I know... Brad" from 1963. The text bubble reads, "I know how you must feel Brad..."
Dimensions: 30 in x 20 in (77 cm x 51 cm)
Condition: pinholes, stored folded - see photos.

I Know...Brad (sometimes I Know How You Must Feel, Brad) is a 1964 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein that uses his classic Ben-Day dots and a speech balloon. It is an example of how Lichtenstein used his artistry to make significant changes to the original comics sources.

I Know...Brad is considered an ironic depiction of emotional expression. The work is a three-quarter-length, single image of a lovelorn girl. This is one of Lichtenstein's post-1963 comics-based women that "...look hard, crisp, brittle, and uniformly modish in appearance, as if they all came out of the same pot of makeup."

Roy Lichtenstein was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work defined the premise of pop art through parody. Inspired by the comic strip, Lichtenstein produced precise compositions that documented while they parodied, often in a tongue-in-cheek manner. His work was influenced by popular advertising and the comic book style. His artwork was considered to be "disruptive". He described pop art as "not 'American' painting but actually industrial painting".

What is special about exhibition and gallery posters is that they are an affordable way of getting good, unique art on the walls, as although it is not an artists original, neither is it something that has been mass reproduced.

Because of the age of these posters, there are areas of wear and tear, particularly on the edges. I have done my best to take photos where they are torn. The good news is that when framed, the tears press up well against glass, and edges can be hidden by mats. Any wear picked up from years are part of the charm.

These posters are sent as unframed. They are delivered in a cardboard-backed envelope for protection. They have been stored folded.

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