Peter Max

Peter Max a Pop Icon, Neo Fauvist, Abstract Expressionist and America's "Painter Laureate''. HIS USE OF innovative highly charged color, improvisational brush strokes and totally original imagery has captured the world with his paintings of popular cultural icons: national symbols (the American Flag, the Statue of Liberty), cosmic landscapes, futuristic societies and portraits. Through his explosive color work he exploreS a pantheon of subjects. To this day, his ceaseless, joyful creativity has captured the hearts of generation after generation.

Peter Max Art - Over the course of Peter Max’s life he has virtually redefined the role of the American artist. In the 60s, Max was the pictorial “voice” of a generation determined to break boundaries of consciousness in the name of love and joy. Foremost among the era’s cultural transformers, Max made it acceptable for mundane objects to sport imaginative artistic designs. Alarm clocks, chess sets, umbrellas, bed sheets, tennis shoes, scarves — a billion dollars worth of products —became decked out in Peter Max‘s whimsical, color-drenched dreamscapes. It was a foreshadowing of his transition into his version of Pop art (more accurately called Neo Pop). Max lovingly reinvigorated our popular cultural icons: national symbols (the American Flag, the Statue of Liberty), important artists, celebrities, political figures, musicians, sport heroes, philanthropists, spiritual gurus, all are joyously celebrated with Max’s painterly fireworks. Yet another transition emerged with what might be called his Neo Graffiti art — making media out of all sorts of familiar public surfaces. Government buildings, jet airplanes, automobiles, pianos, guitars, postage stamps, telephone books, television stage sets and more were enlivened with Max’s spectacular and innovative imagery.

Peter Max’s ability to capture a huge audience with his paintings is what made this all possible. “Be Creative” has been his mantra, and Max has led the way with an innovative use of highly charged color, improvisational brush strokes, and totally original imagery. His pantheon of subjects — cosmic landscapes, futuristic societies and portraits, beautiful profiles, mythological umbrella men, fantastic bouquets, hearts, sages, trees, Zen boats, geometric figures, to name a few — really cannot be numbered, and his style has never been imitated. This ceaseless, joyful creativity has captured the hearts of generation after generation.

Peter Max, through all this artistic activity has become a virtual painter laureate of America. Only without an expiration date. Peter Max has been the official artist of World Cup ’94, five Super Bowls, Earth Day, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, three Grammy shows, Peace Music Festivals, and many other events. Peter Max has painted for six U.S. Presidents and created art for hundreds of charity auctions. This activity continues to this day.

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