Peter Blake Artist

Peter blake best known for being a pop artist was born in england united kingdom on saturday june 25 1932.

Peter blake artist. Peter blake cbe rdi ra is a contemporary british artist known for his association with the pop art movement. Pepper s lonely hearts club band and for two of the who s albums. Pop artist who skyrocketed to fame after designing the sleeve for the iconic beatles rock album sgt. He is perhaps best known for creating the album cover for the beatles s sgt pepper s lonely hearts club band in 1967.

Alongside david hockney patrick caulfield and richard hamilton blake sourced imagery from popular culture to produce colorful and distinctly graphic works. One of the best known british pop artists blake is considered to be a prominent figure in the pop art movement. Peter blake is often called the godfather of british pop art like many artists of his time he came of age in a country recovering from the war so much of his interests were drawn toward the bright and happy lifestyle that was being touted in america via a booming advertising industry utilizing groundbreaking new methods such as screen printing to create optimistic and bold renditions of life in magazines on posters and on billboards. Blake also designed the 2012 brit award statuette.

His other best known works include the cover of the band aid single do they know it s christmas and the live aid concert poster. Fine art design exhibitions art fairs press 25 years contact events year in review current exhibit hadi tabatabai black white sometimes blue. Pepper s lonely hearts club band. Sir peter thomas blake cbe rdi ra is an english pop artist best known for co creating the sleeve design for the beatles album sgt.

Peter blake gallery. Pepper s lonely hearts club band and for two of the who s albums.