Category: Art and Photography

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Sir Peter Blake unveils Vichy series of limited edition screenprints

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We're always happy to see a new set of screenprints by Sir Peter Blake, with the latest one going by the name of the Vichy series.

It's back to the collages for Blake, with the series including The Butterfly Man, Horseshow and our favourite pictured above, A Convention of Comic Book Characters. It is just that, including the likes of Dennis the Menace, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Donald Duck, Charlie Brown, Linus, Desperate Dan, Lord Snooty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Invisible Man (if you can see him), Green Goblin and many more.

This particular print is in an edition of 125, sized at 393mm x 380mm and as you would expect, signed and numbered by the artist. Not cheap at £1,750, but Blake prints, especially ones based on popular culture, are always a good investment.

Find out more at the Opus Art website

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Love Rainbow Print by Dandy Star

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The word “Love” pops up time and again in retro style artworks and here is Dandy Star’s interpretation, the Love Rainbow Print.

The pop art style design is decorated with a brightly coloured rainbow pattern set against a grey background. It has been printed by hand and is sold framed in a white metal frame.

It is available to buy online from SCP for the rather random price of £240.01.

Categories / Art and Photography, Books

Lifestyle Illustration of the 50s by Rian Hughes

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You may remember the bumper book Lifestyle Illustration of the 60s we featured a little while back. It's sister volume has now been released, which goes a little bit further back in time – yes, it's Lifestyle Illustration of the 50s.

Also written by Rian Hughes, it features over a 1000 images spread over its 576 pages and shows some of the social aspirations of the post-war era, presumably as seen through the eyes of some of the Mad Men of the time. Some of those dreams, not to mention the technological innovations of the period, of course now seem quaint to modern eyes, all adding to the book's charm. As well as being an author, Hughes is also a graphic designer and illustrator so is well placed to make the selection of images. 

The book is currently available for £18.71 on Amazon.

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Roy Lichtenstein-inspired POW(ER) limited edition print by Obey

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Classic pop art gets a contemporary twist with the Roy Lichtenstein-inspired POW(ER) limited edition print by Obey.

Obey is, of course, the brand of Shepard Fairey and is his homage to influential pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, who, in his time, used and re-painted existing comic frames to give them new meaning. Fairey has done something similar with a classic Lichtenstein image, throwing in a reference to modern-day street art for good measure.

The final work is an 18 x 24-inch screenprint, signed and numbered in a run of 450 and certain to be a valuable piece o years to come. But right now you can pick it up for $45. It goes on sale 'at a random time' on the site today.

Find outm ore at the Obey website

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My Robot Family Prints

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It would seem that printmaker, Velvetimages, like retro robots just as much as we do, judging by their series of My Robot Family Prints.

Vintage tin robots have been photographed, either on their own or in groups, in the TTV style, which further adds to their retro charm. For the uninitiated TTV stands for Through the Viewfinder and is a style of photography where photographs are taken on a digital camera, but looking through an old-fashioned camera. The prints cost £30 for 8 x 8 size or £45 for 12 x12 size.

Buy them online from Bouf.

Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors, Travel

Art Deco-style ski posters from Pullman Editions

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It's the season for winter sports (should you be that way inclined) and what better way to celebrate than with these Art Deco-style ski posters from Pullman Editions.

Looking every bit like a classic travel posters from the 1920s or '30s, they're in fact commissioned by Pullman Editions who aim to publish striking posters in the Art Deco style. The poster pictured is part of their first collection, entitled 'Art Deco in the Alps', which contains 24 different designs to pick from that cover a variety of famous European ski resorts. Each poster is printed using traditional lithographic techniques and is limited to 280 per print. 

The posters sell unframed for £395. 

Find out more online