Reagan's Art F200 Blog

"Drowning Girl" by  Roy Lichtenstein                            Roy Lichtenstein was a very inspirational artist in the twentieth century. Specifically the second half. Lichtenstein specialized in pop art. Pop art is a type of art that was inspired by pop culture to make art fun and colorful. It was very popular in the 1950s and 60s. Lichtenstein started his painting in the late 40s and early 50s. He started working in series. His iconography was inspired by printed images. Which is just using symbols and figures to portray a meaning in an art piece. In 1960, he would find what he called the "dumbest" and "worst" pieces and change them to make them better. He tried out some different art forms, one being taking comic strips and recreating them to have abstract backgrounds. In 1961, Lichtenstein decided on his signature art form. Pop art. In 1963, he published my favorite piece of his. The "Drowning...

Hello!       My name is Reagan Deemer. I live in Kodiak Alaska,  where I grew up and developed a passion for being in classrooms, studying biology, and dancing. I am a recent high school graduate of Kodiak High School. (I graduated in May of 2024) In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, fishing, and dancing, which allows me to connect with others and stay energized. If I’m not in the school, you can see me volunteering as an assistant coach for this year’s Kodiak High School dance team or dancing for fun at our local dance studio: Next Step Dance Kodiak. I am studying online at the University of Alaska Fairbanks to double major in biology and secondary education so I can complete my goal of becoming a 7 th -grade science teacher.          I have a close relationship to art. I may not do it passionately all the time, but it is still a huge part of my life. As I said before, I am a dancer. Dance to me is a form of art in ways others don't u...