Research Paper on:
Roy Lichtenstein and Rene Magritte's Art

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But, from a philosophical point of view they are incredibly similar in terms of statements. In the following paper we examine "Brushstroke" by Roy Lichtenstein and "Ceci nest pas une  pipe" by Rene Magritte. The paintings and painters are discussed separately and then compared and contrasted in terms of approach, style, and message. In the comparison and contrast Manets "Fifer"  is also discussed briefly as Manet was perhaps one of the founders of the philosophical approaches seen in the works of Magritte and Lichtenstein. Brushstroke This particular painting  is incredibly graphic in nature as it, in almost comic book style, offers us a pop art view of a brushstroke. It has very graphic black lines which indicate the  stroke the unseen brush has taken. And it also offers us the small bits of paint that hang on the canvas that have dropped off the brush. It is a  very fluid painting that seems to bring a stroke of the brush to life albeit a comic life. In better understanding this painting we must also look at the  man who was Lichtenstein. "Just as he drew inspiration from cartoons and advertising to produce some of the most indelible images in contemporary painting, Lichtenstein became intrigued by a brushstroke  he saw in a cartoon as a symbol of painting. He started brushstroke paintings in 1965, and he has been making sculptures since the late 1960s, but only in the  1980s has he embarked on a series of monumental brushstroke sculptures which have become public works in Paris, Barcelona and in 1994, Tokyo" (Our Films, 2002). From this examination  we can see that this particular painting, perhaps one of the very first, served to symbolize the art itself. It was a tool as well as an expression of the