Biography
彼得·布莱克爵士(1932年生于肯特郡达特福德)是一位英国画家、雕塑家、制图员、版画家,是英国波普艺术其中一位灵魂人物。布莱克曾就读于格列弗森艺术学校,后来录取伦敦皇家艺术学院,在此与其他英国关键波普艺术家大卫·霍克尼、R·B·奇泰、乔·提尔森、艾伦·琼斯、彼得·菲利普斯、德雷克·博希尔成为同学。1956年自皇家艺术学院毕业后,布莱克开始在他的作品中挪用流行文化的符号及广告的影像,向玛丽莲·梦露、碧姬·芭铎、猫王等名人和职业摔角选手致敬。他1961年《佩纪念章的自画像》,是现藏于泰特美术馆的指标性作品,画中他手里拿着一张猫王的唱片、穿着美国牛仔裤、匡威运动鞋,别着满满的棒球纪念章,艺术家在此就是一个货真价实的流行文化迷。在其他作品中,他组合各种找到的物件,幽默地影射艺术史及儿时的憧憬。1967年他为披头士乐队的《佩珀军士的孤独之心俱乐部乐队》专辑,以他最广为人知的拼贴风格,设计了著名的唱片封面。布莱克在此之后仍通过设计唱片封面和音乐圈保持来往。1975年,布莱克集结在都市之外建立艺术社群、搬到萨默塞特郡的一群艺术家,共同发起了“乡村主义者兄弟会”。
在皇家空军服役完毕后,布莱克获颁莱弗休姆研究奖,资助他1956至57年于欧洲考察波普艺术。他的首次个展于1962年在伦敦波尔托画廊举行,并相继在伦敦罗伯特·费索画廊(1965年)和伦敦莱斯利·沃丁顿版画画廊(1969年)举办个展。1969年他在布里斯托尔的城市艺术画廊作了第一次回顾展,1973年在阿姆斯特丹市立博物馆的回顾展巡回到了汉堡和布鲁塞尔,1983年也在泰特美术馆举行了回顾展。1994年他成为第三位被伦敦国家美术馆任命的附属艺术家。布莱克1981年获推举为皇家研究院成员并于2002年受封爵士。2007年泰特利物浦策划了布莱克作品的重量级回顾展,2008年巡回至西班牙毕尔巴鄂美术馆。2010年,伦德休姆夫利出版了由马可·李文史东编撰的详尽专著《彼得·布莱克:独角戏》。2021年泰晤士与哈德孙也出版了专书《彼得·布莱克:拼贴》,是第一本以布莱克对这个创作手法的探索为主题的完整概述,接着伦敦沃丁顿库斯托画廊也以相同主题策划了展览“彼得·布莱克:时间旅人”,其中包括数件重要借展作品来自美术馆的收藏。
作品
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Peter Blake, Gender Benders, 2023 oil and collage on board with attached ornaments 19 3/4 x 13 3/4 in / 45 x 36.5 x 8 cm (framed)
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Peter Blake, Rozee, 2023 oil on collage on board with attached ornaments 19 3/4 x 13 3/4 in / 51 x 24 cm (framed)
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Peter Blake, Late Period. 'Girl with a Disney Tattoo' 4, 2020 oil on wooden panel 16.5 x 10.8 cm
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Peter Blake, Late period. ‘Girl with a Disney Tattoo’ 5 (Both panels), 2020 oil on two wooden panels 12.7 x 8.5 cm (each) 22 x 26.7 cm (framed)
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Peter Blake, Tattooed Lady, 2018 watercolour and gouache on paper 56.9 x 39 cm
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Peter Blake, London: Horse Guards Parade - Horses and Horsemen, 2012 collage on paper 50 x 50 cm
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Peter Blake, I Ebony, 2002 oil and collage on board with attached ornaments 34.3 x 23.1 cm
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Peter Blake, Elvis Shrine: Portraits, Landscapes or Still Lifes?,, 1994–2015 three wood panels and tables with household paint, found objects and tube LED lights 244 x 366 x c.61 cm
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Peter Blake, LA Phil Mozart (6), 1987 watercolour and mixed media 45 x 29.8 cm
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Peter Blake, Ian Dury, 1980 watercolour on paper 9 1/2 x 6 1/8 in / 24.1 x 15.5 cm
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Peter Blake, Souvenir No.1, 1968 collage 10 x 10 in / 25.3 x 25.3 cm
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Peter Blake, Lord George Sanger's Circus Poster, 1949 watercolour on paper 48 x 29.5 cm
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Peter Blake, Fairground Booths, c.1949 watercolour on paper 14 3/4 x 21 1/18 in / 37.5 x 53.5 cm
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Peter Blake, Dancer, c.1948 watercolour on paper 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in / 25 x 20 cm
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Peter Blake, Locker, 1959 mixed media 60 x 20 x 26 in / 152.4 x 50.8 x 66 cm
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