Sir Peter Blake (b.1932) – The Who

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Heralded as the ‘Godfather of Pop Art’, Sir Peter Blake was knighted in 2002 for his invaluable contribution to contemporary art.

Blake began his career creating collages from photographs, cigarette packets and matchboxes. This new approach to the creation of visual art – taking found imagery from Pop culture – was spearheaded in Britain by Blake and continues to inspire contemporary artists today.

Best known for creating the iconic cover to the Beatles’ 1967 album ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’, Blake continues to produce work that draws extensively on elements from popular cultures around the world.

Everly Brothers is one of five silkscreen prints created for Peter Blake’s Wooden Puzzle Series, a collection of collages produced from printed ephemera and objects from Peter Blake’s extensive personal collection of found objects.

In the series, Blake once again celebrates day-to-day objects and reinvigorates popular items and characters from a bygone age. Via the use of glazes, glitter and embossing, Blake restores each object to its former glory.

The objects chosen to be the focus of 50 include black and white photos of the band, a cartoon of Mickey Mouse, and the Coca Cola logo – all perfect examples of things that have influenced popular culture.