To quote from his own biography,"To the youth of America, the 60's was more than just another decade, it was the great American renaissance. The Beatles sang about it, the musical Hair, brought it to Broadway stage." One artist above all, Peter Max visually captured it's creative spirit and it's promise of the dawning of the Age of Aquarius."
I have always appreciated his style, his use of color and the message he seamed to always convey, but where did he come from and how did he get noticed. Well to spare all the details of his early beginnings, he was a true student of his craft.
Excited by the mid 60's counterculture explosion, Max turned to the medium of collage to create a mind expanding psychedelic vision. Although the art of collage had been around for many years, the use of photographic images in kaleidoscopic patterns was pioneered by Max, and he turned his art work into posters which sold all across America.
When I was in college, his psychedelic posters were everywhere and the use of color to convey his message was exceptional. His art was in sync with the times, so much so that it was said that his retail sales in a three year period topped $1 billion. They even commissioned him to paint a commercial jet.
Well it is now the 21st century and he continues to create art for this time as evident with his renditions of President Obama.
I love this guy's art and I am especially happy to see that he continues to work and capture the moment. It's an inspiration to any of us who ever picked up a brush.
ENJOY THE JOURNEY MY FRIENDS...ZMAKEY
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