Peter Blake

‘American Trilogy (Black
and Silver Diamond Dust)’ – A signed, limited edition silkscreen with
silver leaf, embossing and diamond dust print by Peter Blake. Available
individually as well as in a set of three. Printed at Coriander Studios, published by CCA Galleries.

Three
American icons: the stars and stripes, Elvis Presley and Coca Cola are
combined to create American Trilogy, a classic pop art image by Sir
Peter Blake. American Trilogy celebrates the roots of Pop Art; featuring
imagery that represents the power of mass consumer products and popular
culture, and reflecting the fact the America lead mass culture
revolution in the 1950s. There are three versions of this silkscreen
print; all feature embossing and hand-applied gold or silver leaf, and
two are finished with diamond dust. This repetition of imagery with a
slight variation on colour or surface texture is reminiscent of the work
of Andy Warhol, and serves the double purpose of reflecting the endless
‘sameness’ of mass production and rooting American Trilogy deep in the
Pop Art tradition. The choice of monochrome background colours lends
greater visual impact to the trilogy motifs, as well as marking a more
subtle and sophisticated approach.