Cowboy Jake Rodeo By Peter Blake

Godfather of British pop art, Sir Peter Blake, is one of the twentieth-century's most prolific modern artists. Employing an astonishing array of styles and techniques, Blake's work is nothing short of iconic: from the famous 'Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' album cover - a meticulous collage of cult characters - to his compelling oil painting 'Self Portrait With Badges', Blake has developed a well-established and well-loved style over the last half a century. His recent 'Wrestlers' series follows the thread that his woven its way throughout his oeuvre: depicting wrestlers through a combination of the fictional and the real, Blake transforms celebrity faces into wrestling champions, rendered beyond recognition in his distinctive, painterly style. Within a thick, grey border, 'Wrestlers - Cowboy Jake Rodeo' depicts a man in a black cowboy hat, his eponymous name printed under his profile along with the American flag, to indicate the character's nationality. Brilliantly iconic, 'Wrestlers - Cowboy Jake Rodeo' brings Blake's early Pop styles into the twenty-first century with unwavering success.