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Peter Blake

Venice Suite: Crash Landing, 2009
Silkscreen on Paper
305mm x 407mm x 2mm
Edition of 75
Copyright The Artist
£ 1,080.00
Peter Blake, Venice Suite: Crash Landing, 2009
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'Crash Landing' - A limited edition silkscreen print by Sir Peter Blake from the boxed portfolio set 'The Venice Suite', signed and numbered by the artist. 'Crash Landing' shows an...
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'Crash Landing' - A limited edition silkscreen print by Sir Peter Blake from the boxed portfolio set 'The Venice Suite', signed and numbered by the artist.

'Crash Landing' shows an aeroplane floating on the Grand Canal, and a man standing on it trying to summon help. In the foreground various characters float around: a couple floating in a life raft, a little sailor boy in a rubber ring, a man being rescued by an albatross, and a tribal raft that just seems to be passing through.

The Venice Suite was inspired by Blake's trip to Venice for the Biennale of 2007. Each piece in the portfolio is a jewel of his trademark collage style. Blake combines traditional images of the city on the lagoon with visual excerpts from vintage childrens' books, photographs, postcards, as well as details from works of the old masters. This visual witticism is teamed with a palette of turquoise, gold and the grey of the stones of Venice to create a surreal fairytale vision of the city. Blake juxtaposes the baroque grandeur of the architectural icons of Venice with giant penguins, wartime bombers, Edwardian rowers and icebergs to name a few. The end result is a portfolio of works that are playful, imaginative, beautiful, immensely varied and representative of Sir Peter Blake's unique vision.
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