12 ORIGINAL ARTIST PRINTS
Peter Blake: 'This artwork is about Brian looking at somewhere like Venice Beach. It's Brian's California, which I'm very happy to make visual.'
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Above, Plates 1 and 2: 'That Lucky Old Sun' and 'Morning Beat'.
Plates 3 and 4: 'Room With A View' and 'Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl'.
Peter's new collages are produced as numbered, fine art serigraphs. His original prints are hand screened with over 20 individual inks on to 312mm x 416mm (12.5 x 16.5 inches), 410 gsm art paper.
Plates 5 and 6: 'Venice Beach' and 'Live Let Live'.
The silk-screen process allows Peter an exceptional degree of involvement at every stage. From his selection of inks, to affect the transparency and palette of achievable colour, to his final glaze, each of Peter's serigraphs is in effect an original work, rather than a reproduction.
Plates 7 and 8: 'Mexican Girl' and 'Cinco De Mayo'.
The silk screen stencils were made from collages Peter created digitally using vintage postcards, photographs, cuttings and other ephemera...
Plates 9 and 10: 'California Role' and 'Between Pictures'.
Peter explains, 'In some of Brian's earlier songs he was using sounds the same way. "Caroline, No", ends with the sound of a passing train and then a dog barking in the distance. It's very much a "sound collage" and this is a similar way of working.'
Plates 11 and 12: 'Going Home' and 'Southern California'.
Peter's new series of collages are a celebration of Brian's life and Southern California: the rare artworks are exclusive to those who reserve a copy from the limited edition.
MIDNIGHT'S ANOTHER DAY FACSIMILE
For
That Lucky Old Sun Brian's hand-written lyrics and sheet music to his new track 'Midnight's Another Day' are published in facsimile. The three prints are ready for framing and presented in a bespoke envelope.
The song has, Brian says, 'a spiritual message: midnight is another day.'
