Wrestlers Set, 2017
If Peter Blake hadn't become a successful artist, he claims he would have tried to make it big as a professional wrestler. Since childhood, the Godfather of Pop Art professed a fascination with the sport, stating; 'I loved it immediately. I loved the theatre, the fantasy and the idea of good versus evil.' Blake's first series depicting wrestlers came in 1961, and involved him finding publicity shots in sports magazines and inventing heroic histories for each character.
In this series, which was created for created for his 2015 exhibition, "Portraits and People', Blake has created his own fictional band of wrestlers. To convey the impression his wrestlers are famous, Blake uses celebrity faces to provoke a slight glimmer of recognition in the observer.
The collection of silkscreen prints of all 10 of his wrestlers is from a limited edition of 75. Each print is signed by the artist.
Size (cm): 29 x 39
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If Peter Blake hadn't become a successful artist, he claims he would have tried to make it big as a professional wrestler. Since childhood, the Godfather of Pop Art professed a fascination with the sport, stating; 'I loved it immediately. I loved the theatre, the fantasy and the idea of good versus evil.' Blake's first series depicting wrestlers came in 1961, and involved him finding publicity shots in sports magazines and inventing heroic histories for each character.
In this series, which was created for created for his 2015 exhibition, "Portraits and People', Blake has created his own fictional band of wrestlers. To convey the impression his wrestlers are famous, Blake uses celebrity faces to provoke a slight glimmer of recognition in the observer.
The collection of silkscreen prints of all 10 of his wrestlers is from a limited edition of 75. Each print is signed by the artist.
Size (cm): 29 x 39
