[saracastique]

;D Just got my own: 'Self Portrait with Badges' from work as a print. He's one of my heroes, just wondered if there are any more fans on here, albeit being a street art sort of site! x

[slowmo]

Love him.

[corblimeylimey]

Like the fag packets, but can't afford them.

[artforartssake]

saracastique said:

;D Just got my own: 'Self Portrait with Badges' from work as a print. He's one of my heroes, just wondered if there are any more fans on here, albeit being a street art sort of site! x

shameless advertising! but I've got one too

[carl]

Really like him. I have a ''Babe Rainbow'' being framed by miseterframe man at the moment. Will post pics soon.

[paulypaul]

Sara

Are you still offering them at £800?

P

[slowmo]

Carl, Babe rainbow is made from tin isn't it? Are you getting it put in a box?

[saracastique]

Yep I am still offering personal discounts selling them for £800 rather than £1,200, we've got about 1/4 left ...haven't had them long, I'm never be able to afford an original, so this is the next best thing!Piece of British History...Some of my colleagues have met him, that would be amazing!Yep, spose this is a bit of shameless promo! ;)Still can't believe we have them!

[Paul]

he's a legend there was a piece in the guardian arts section online about his new exhibition at one of the tate's. i got la ronde fag packets and love it. here it is, in fact (an artist proof of 10).
sam's brassierie in chiswick has loads of peter blakes hanging in there. worth a visit if you are west. he lives in w4 too and can often be seen painting charactures of tourists for a fiver along the high road.
that last bit was made up
the self portrait in denim with badges is a classic image. changed the art world, that painting.

[Daniel Silk]

saracastique said:

;D Just got my own: 'Self Portrait with Badges' from work as a print. He's one of my heroes, just wondered if there are any more fans on here, albeit being a street art sort of site! x

Peter Blake has done some great stuff ;D I dont have anything of his yet And I wonder if he might be getting a bit out of my league now

[carl]

Hi Slowmo. Yes its made of tin, its lovely. I will post a pic when its finished. it will go in a floating mount with glass on both sides so the writing can be read. Carl

[Mister Frame Man]

Out of interest, is anyone familier with the work of Colin Self?
Same era as Peter Blake, Hockney, Warhol etc.

[slowmo]

I only know a little bit, quite political

[Mister Frame Man]

Well worth looking into!
Early work was rather political, but an amazing varied catalogue of work over 35 odd years.
As for Blake, I would be quite keen to find one of his Union Jack images - stunning detail & print quality!

[finsburyparkranger]

ejvaze said:

I was lucky enough to meet Peter Blake at the Earls Court Art Fair back in the summer of 2006.
He was a lovely man and spoke to my husband and I for some time.
We discussed his contempories as a student at the Royal College ie Bridget Riley and his work way back then and now. He showed us his latest work at the time, and we spoke about our love of street art and Banksy in particular.
He was very excited when I mentioned Banksy and had nothing but praise for him and his work. He said he had, he thought, maybe, met him at Glastonbury that yr, but said you never can tell.
Peter then when on to tell us about, and show us, his grandsons work which he had very proudly put up with his own work. I think his grandson must have been about 12/14 not quite sure but very young. What he proudly showed us were coloured pictures drawn by his grandson, Street Art Style. So it seems we could have a Blake graffiti artist out there on the streets in the future.

Passed this Babe Rainbow on one of the stands and bought for my husband who has been a big fan of Peter Blake now for many yrs, he remembers having a print of this, from a mag, on his wall as a student. Now he has this on the wall beside his desk at work, he loves it. It is very heavy being on tin plate but looks great in this perspex frame.




By the way Babe Rainbow was supposed to be a picture of a woman wrester, so it says on a note on back of the picture, who supposedly committed suicide.

Nice post vazie. +1 karma for the original pic (when I'm recharged).

[BONGO]

BONGO LIKE PETER BLAKE BEARD. IT REMIND HIM OF TOM JONES

[sausageboonwee]

Apparently Blake keeps wasps in his beard. Other little known facts about Peter are that he is only 4ft 1 and has chive patterns up the sides of his socks in memory of his first pet whippet - Alan. Alan used to drag himself across Peter's chives when he had worms. True apparently.