The Fine Art Bit
Peter Blake
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Date:1959 -
Style:Pop Art -
Genre:figurative -
Media:collage, enamel, wood -
Location:Tate Modern, London, UK
The Fine Art Bit
Peter Blake
Here Blake is playing with ideas about art and its reproduction. The boldly-coloured stripes relate to everyday images such as flags, packaging and signage. They may also refer to the hard-edged abstract painting of the late 1950s.
Blake juxtaposes them with a traditional idea of ‘high art’, represented by a frieze of postcard reproductions of paintings and sculptures from the past.
