SIR PETER BLAKE

The godfather of British pop art was born in Dartford, Kent, in 1932.

Blake later taught at St Martin's School of Art (1960 - 62), Harrow School of Art (1960 - 63), Walthamstow School of Art (1961 - 64) and the Royal College of Art (1964 - 76) where he met the musician Ian Dury, who remained a friend throughout his life. (Blake designed the sleeve for the Ian Dury tribute album Brand New Boots and Panties in 2001.)

During the 1960s, Blake won international fame as one of the leading exponents of the British Pop Art movement, and  his acclaim and international reputation have continued to grow ever since.
Blake's images are born from a love affair with the icons and ephemera of popular culture, for example Origins of Pop III and Origins of Pop IV, (see below). His influence on the music world can be seen in the seminal cover art for the Beatle's Sergeant Pepper, The Who's Face Dances (1981), Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas  (1984) and Paul Weller's Stanley Road (1995 ).

Blake was made a Royal Academician in 1981, a CBE in 1983 and in 2002 he was knighted.

MOST RECENT RELEASE:

On The Beach seeks to capture all the activities that we associate with a visit to the seaside: swimming, messing around in boats, fishing, paddling, sunbathing, donkey rides and so on. However, Blake contrasts these familiar ideas with unexpected images of African and Australian tribal life, or an erotic glimpse of the naked female form. The combination of retro imagery and a radical surrealistic composition makes On The Beach a truly modern piece.


On the Beach
2009
Limited edition silkscreen of 100
24 colours and 2 glazes  
Image Size: 52 x 78 cm
Paper Size: 71.2 x 95.8 cm
£1,250 (unframed)

THE VENICE SUITE: Below are 3 limited edition silkscreens which are available as either part of the Venice Suite or individually from this exhibiton. Blake uses one of his favourite techniques to create the composition. He gathers visual material from varying sources such as Victorian postcards, old photographs, zoological illustrations, images from artworks or magazines, and arranges these over a simple background. This collage technique is one he also used to great effect in his recent Venice Suite, it gives the works a surreal twist and provides the viewer with a feast of detail for the eye. The use of these collaged elements also lends the work a witty and humorous twist. - Please contact Foss Fine Art to see the complete Venice Suite.

   
Children's Games
(part of the Venice Suite)
2009
Limited edition silkscreen of 75
Image size: 21 x 13.5 cm
£765 (framed) - only one available


An Altercation
(part of the Venice Suite)
2009
Limited edition silkscreen of 75
Image size: 21 x 13.5 cm
£765 (framed) - only one available


Racing
(part of the Venice Suite)
2009
Limited edition silkscreen of 75
Image size: 21 x 13.5 cm
£765 (framed) - only one available



Wink
2008
Limited edition silkscreen of 175  
Image Size: 66 x 45.5 cm
£1,500 (unframed)

     
Art Bits
2008
Limited edition silkscreen of 175  
Image Size:  66 x 45.5 cm
£995 (unframed)

Part nine of twelve of the Sir Peter Blake portfolio box set, 'Fine Art Bits' is based on Sir Peter Blake's original work, 'The Fine Art Bit', produced in 1959.  He has reworked the image using vibrant, solid colours beneath pictures of contemporary and old master paintings by Sir Thomas Gainsborough, Diego Valazquez, Johannes Vermeer and Sir Stanley Spencer.   

 
Girly Door 
2008                                                                               
Limited edition silkscreen print of 175
14 colours and glazes                                                          
Image size: 66 x 46 cm    
£2,000 (unframed)         

         
Marilyn's Door 
2008                                                                               
Limited edition silkscreen print of 175
12 colours, gloss glaze and glitter                                                          
Image size: 66 x 46 cm    
£1,500 (unframed)       



Marilyn
2008                                                                               
Limited edition silkscreen print of 175
14 colours and glaze                                                          
Image size: 66 x 46 cm    
£1,500 (unframed)  


SIR TERRY FROST RA

One of Britain's most successful and highly acclaimed artists of the Twentieth Century. Born in 1915, Sir Terry Frost  RA discovered his artistic talent during the four years he spent as a Prisoner of War in WWII. On his return he studied at Camberwell and by the late 1950's he had become established as a leading abstract painter. Printmaking always played a key role in Terry's work. For him painting and printing were inseparable with one medium creating ideas for the other. In 1974 Sir Terry Frost RA moved permanently to Newlyn in Cornwall where his love of the region proved a rich source of inspiration for much of his work.


Swing on Blue
2002                                                                 
Limited edition silkscreen print of 150
9 colours                                                           
Image size:30 x 43.5 cm    
£1,900 (unframed) 


Sun and Boats
2003
Limited edition silkscreen print of 140
12 collage elements
Image size: 61 x 64 cm
£1,250 (unframed)



Lizard Black II
2003
Limited edition silkscreen print of 95
8 colours and 2 collage elements
Image size: 71.5 x 73 cm
£2,450(unframed)

To see the entire collection of available Sir Terry Frost's silkscreen prints, please click here


BRUCE McLEAN

Bruce McLean is one of the major figures of contemporary British Art. Born in 1944 he studied at Glasgow school of art and at St. Martin's in London, later teaching at the Slade school of art.

His early reputation arose from his activities as a sculpture involved in performance art. He has obtained international recognition for his paintings and prints, work with film theatre and books. Bruce's bold and confident approach to print making and the with evident there in proved influential to his contemporaries and also to a generation of younger artists.

Bruce's work is in private and public collections world wide and he has had numerous one man shows in both Europe and North America. These include The Tate Gallery Modern Art Gallery in Vienna the Arnolfini and The Museum of Modern Art Oxford.

Agave American
Silkscreen print, 2008
Limited edition of 100
Image size: 61 x 61 cm
£850 (unframed)

Black Mimosa
Silkscreen print, 2008
Limited edition of 100
Image size: 61 x 61 cm
£850 (unframed)

BARBARA RAE  RA RSW RSW

Born 10th September 1943 in Falkirk, Scotland , Barbara Rae is a highly acclaimed painter whose work has been exhibited throughout Scotland but also in South Africa, Norway, Australia, Spain, Italy, California, New Mexico and Washington DC.

Barbara Rae studied at the Edinburgh College of Art 1961-1965 where she was awarded a travel scholarship. She then taught at Ainslie Park School in Edinburgh (1968-9) and Portobello High School (1969-72) before taking a lecturing position at Aberdeen College of Education (1972-4). The bulk of her teaching career was spent as Lecturer in Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art (appointed 1975). 

Rae's first solo show was held in 1967 at the New 57 Gallery, Edinburgh.

In 1977, Rae won the Guthrie medal, Royal Scottish Academy and in 1983, she became President of the Society of Scottish Artists and she was appointed a Member of the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland in 1995. Also in 1983 she was awarded the Royal Scottish Academy Sir William Gillies Travel Award and also the Calouste Gulbenkian printmaking award. In 1992 Barbara Rae was made a member of the Royal Scottish Academy. Then in 1996 she became a Royal Academician. Barbara was awarded a CBE in 1999 and received an honorary Doctorate from Napier University (Edinburgh) in the same year.

Barbara Rae's printmaking has been integral to her artistic activity since her student days. The way she conceives and works on her monoprints, screenprints and etchings complements and informs her approach to painting. The discipline imposed by these media and the unique opportunities offered by them create a set of possibilities, which stimulate her vision of the world, whether she is drawing, painting, making prints, or simply observing.

      Arroya Blance
      Limited edition silkscreen of 125
      22 colours plus glaze
      image size: 57 x 76 cm
      £875 (unframed)

     Autumn Sierra
     Limited edition silkscreen of 125
     24 colours plus glaze
     image size: 64 x 76 cm
     £875 (unframed)


     Pueblo
     Limited edition silkscreen of 125
     29 colours and silver leaf
     image size: 76 x 76 cm
     £975 (unframed)


     Winter Almonds
     Limited edition silkscreen of 125
     25 colours and glaze
     image size: 79 x 76 cm
     £975 (unframed)