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Mural with Blue Brushstroke
Mural with Blue Brushstroke is a 1986 mural painting by Roy Lichtenstein that is located in the atrium of the Equitable Tower (now known as the AXA Center) in New York City. The mural was the subject of the book "Roy Lichtenstein: Mural With Blue Brushstroke". The mural includes highlights of Lichtenstein's earlier works.
Detail.
Lichtenstein was commissioned to create a large public work in the Equitable Tower. He was offered the commission in 1984 and began design work that fall.
described as being characteristic of Frank Stella. "Mural with Blue Brushstroke" is regarded as Lichtenstein's first 'imperfect' painting due to the depiction of a carpenter's triangle and French curve. It is an extreme sort of imperfection because the painting extends beyond the frame.
Critical review.
The Mural offers "a hedonistic view of earthly insignificance." When the mural opened, Michael Brenson of "The New York Times" described the event as "an event of major artistic importance. It marks a commitment to