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David Barsalou has created a fascinating website that pairs Roy Lichtenstein paintings with the comic panels they’re based on. I can’t even begin to imagine how Barsalou spotted and gathered all of these—there are over 70 examples on the site. Initially, the natural response is to marvel at how much Lichtenstein copied directly from the strips. But after you get over that, it’s far more interesting to see where they diverge and what choices Lichtenstein made as an artist to differentiate his canvases from the comics. Somehow, this page makes Roy an even more intriguing figure than I already took him to be. As with so many artists and writers, I loved him when I was younger, disowned him as I got “smarter,” and now love him all over again.

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(Here’s a column about the website from yesterday’s Boston Globe that’s sure to make grouchy art-haters even more contemptuous.) via