what is the theme of the painting?
It depicts a single sphere with patterned, variously directional semi-circular grooves.
Golf Ball
 It depicts "a single sphere with patterned, variously directional semi-circular grooves."
what is a golf ball? A 1962 painting by Roy Lichtenstein.
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Golf Ball [SEP] Introduction
Golf Ball (sometimes Golfball) is a 1962 painting by Roy Lichtenstein. It is considered to fall within the art movement known as Pop art. It depicts "a single sphere with patterned, variously directional semi-circular grooves." The work is commonly associated with black-and-white Piet Mondrian works. It is one of the works that was presented at Lichtenstein's first solo exhibition and one that was critical to his early association with pop art. The work is commonly critiqued for its tension involving a three-dimensional representation in two dimensions with much discussion revolving around the choice of a background nearly without any perspective.