Peter Blake

Pop Art Life explores British artist Sir Peter Blake’s lifelong interest in depicting people, both real and imaginary. It includes early paintings from his student days, iconic Pop art collages and realistic portraits on canvas, alongside experimental works constructed using his vast collection of objects drawn from pop culture.Sir Peter Blake is an icon of twentieth century and contemporary British art. Peter Blake: Pop Art Life reveals the central role of portraiture and people across his eight-decade career, from Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe to tattooed figures, wrestlers and imagined characters. True to his Pop art roots, Blake explores portraiture in paintings, collages, ‘shrines’ and objects, using the genre to tell personal, national and cultural stories, and give us an insight into the unique creative mind of one of Britain’s most cherished artists.Peter Blake: Pop Art Life is edited by exhibition Curator Tanya Bentley and includes an interview with the artist. It features contributions from musician Jarvis Cocker and photographer Mary McCartney, as well as writer and researcher Clare Preston, and art historians Marco Livingstone and Natalie Rudd.