Product Description

This book presents the newest portfolio of prints from Peter Blake, the godfather of British pop art. Blake has always had a deep interest in the letters of the alphabet, and this book reproduces 26 of his newest prints, one for each letter of the alphabet. Each visual interpretation is a collage of images from vintage cards, magazines and books, and the finished works are both nostalgic and whimsical, humorous and fascinating. Including an interview by the renowned art writer, Mel Gooding, and a specially designed cover by the artist, this will be required reading for all Peter Blake fans.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #75113 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 64 pages

Customer Reviews

A to Z and everything in between
Pop artist Peter Blake continues his tradition of creating fascinating graphic art with these twenty-six silkscreen prints of the alphabet. Each montage mixes period graphic items relating to the letter mostly taken from children's spelling and reading books plus a liberal sprinkling of each letter in various type fonts.

Just seeing one or two of these prints is a treat but to see all twenty-six in the book is very, very repetitive I thought. Unfortunately the format doesn't give Blake much chance to vary the design. Each print has its letter large in the middle (a wise choice to make each one a different font) and at least three fixed graphic items in the same place twenty-six times: an alphabet across the bottom, a semaphore cigarette card and a graphic with the letter and illustration. The rest of the space is filled up with other graphics. It doesn't also help that the prints in the book are reduced to half size so that what text pieces there are remain unreadable.

The first few pages have an interview with the artist where he talks about his childhood and art training and the idea behind the alphabet prints. I thought it was an interesting book but I doubt I'll look through it too often.

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