Curator's note: The graphic featured above is a remix of a work by Roy Lichtenstein, titled "WHAAM" (itself reputed to be an appropriation) which may be viewed here
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Image source:
https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/genocide-the-new-normal
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While Andy Warhol, the king of Pop Art, was crafting his inspiration from actual mass-produced images like reimagined Campbell's Soup cans as a commentary on modern culture, Roy Lichtenstein's art was sampling & transforming images designed & executed as art from other artists. In comic books, due to the seemingly anonymity of not just the artists but the art itself, nobody raised a ruckus when images were lifted whole, appropriated, repackaged & sold as what would become one of the most important art movements of the second half of the 20th century. Lichtenstein's pieces & aesthetic have been studied for decades in art schools & hung in prestigious galleries. Only hardcore comic book fans & art historians realized that most of Lichtenstein's works were not the product of his imagination but were rather taken directly out of twelve-cent comic books.
Source:
https://miltours.com/index.php?route=information/information&information_id=141