An extensive overview of the father of British Pop art’s cheeky, incisive collages, paintings and sculptures
This volume is dedicated to the English artist Peter Blake (born 1932), who is regarded as one of the founders of British Pop art; he is perhaps best known for codesigning the classic collaged cover for the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Across his painting, sculpture, collage and graphic art works, images from the realms of the circus, amusement parks, boxing and wrestling abound. These images often transmit historical references with a sense of irreverent, absurdist yet endearing humor—in other words, "nonsense," a quintessentially English kind of humor. With Love presents a retrospective look at the artist’s life and work. In an extensive critical text, curator Jonathan Watkins traces Blake’s artistic journey, particularly delving into the challenging early years of his life that informed his practice.
STATUS: Forthcoming | 5/28/2024
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FORMAT: Hbk, 10 x 11.5 in. / 181 pgs / 190 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $35.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $50 ISBN: 9788836655908 PUBLISHER: Silvana Editoriale AVAILABLE: 5/28/2024 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Forthcoming AVAILABILITY: Awaiting stock TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AU/NZ AFR ME
Published by Silvana Editoriale. Edited by Jonathan Watkins.
An extensive overview of the father of British Pop art’s cheeky, incisive collages, paintings and sculptures
This volume is dedicated to the English artist Peter Blake (born 1932), who is regarded as one of the founders of British Pop art; he is perhaps best known for codesigning the classic collaged cover for the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Across his painting, sculpture, collage and graphic art works, images from the realms of the circus, amusement parks, boxing and wrestling abound. These images often transmit historical references with a sense of irreverent, absurdist yet endearing humor—in other words, "nonsense," a quintessentially English kind of humor.
With Love presents a retrospective look at the artist’s life and work. In an extensive critical text, curator Jonathan Watkins traces Blake’s artistic journey, particularly delving into the challenging early years of his life that informed his practice.
