Whaam!
| Whaam! | |
|---|---|
| [[File:Roy Lichtenstein volcano == volcano ==|230px|upright=1.22]] | |
| Artist | Roy Lichtenstein |
| Year | 1963 |
| Type | Diptych |
| Location | Tate Modern, London |
Whaam! (1963) is a painting by Pop Art artist Roy Lichtenstein. It is widely regarded as one of his finest and notable works. It follows the comic strip-based themes of some of his past paintings.
The painting, a diptych, is large in scale, measuring 1.7 x 4.0 m (5 ft 7 in x 13 ft 4 in). [1]
Information
One of the earliest known examples of pop art, Whaam!' adapted a comic-book panel from a 1962 issue of DC Comics' All-American Men of War.[1] The painting depicts a fighter aircraft firing a rocket into an enemy plane, with a red-and-yellow explosion. The cartoon style is heightened by the use of the onomatopoeic lettering "Whaam!" and the yellow-boxed caption with black lettering, "I pressed the fire control... and ahead of me rockets blazed through the sky..."
Location
The painting is currently in the Tate Modern in London, England.