Pop+Art+Images

= Pop Art Images =

Throughout //Jersey Boys// many pop art images projected onto a screen at the back of the stage. The multi media projections have been designed by Michael Clark and are images reminiscent of the work of Roy Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein was an artist who lived in the USA and became known for a series of artworks which were similar in style to comic book illustrations. Ben-day dots, lettering and speech bubbles all became well known as parts of his work. It is these features which Clark has particularly picked up on to use in his images for Jersey Boys.

The images help to move the stage action along very quickly. The early scenes where the band members are being caught by the police, charged, going before the courts, are put into jail and finally released, are very good examples of how these images support and move the action along. As these images were so popular during the 1960s they also support the timing of the script. You can see the pop art illustration being projected in the scene below. Des McAnuff says that the pop art imagery becomes "a visual vocabulary".

Photo from the London Jersey Boys site: @http://www.jerseyboyslondon.com/jerseyboys_gallery.asp

@http://www.rogallery.com/ - A search for Lichtenstein will bring up a biography for him and also a gallery of images. Several images from this gallery are reminiscent of those used in Jersey Boys.

@http://www.artchive.com/artchive/L/lichtenstein.html - Another site with information about Lichtenstein. Images can be viewed here.

Here's a few examples of Lichtenstein's work: Title: Crying Girl || Painting by Lichtenstein Title: Sweet Dreams Baby || Painting by Lichtenstein ||
 * [[image:crying-girl.jpg width="160" height="115"]] || [[image:sweet-dreams.jpg width="172" height="238"]] || [[image:lichtenstein.jpg width="155" height="128"]] ||
 * Painting by Lichtenstein

are often used when songs are introduced. This one is projected during "Big Girls Don't Cry". || This image is projected as "Sherry" is sung. || And this image is projected as the title of the song "Walk Like a Man" is discussed and then sung. ||
 * [[image:JB1.jpg width="156" height="152"]] || [[image:JB4.jpg width="237" height="132"]] || [[image:JB3.jpg width="159" height="148"]] ||
 * Images like the one above