'American Trilogy (Cream and Gold
Diamond Dust)' - A signed limited edition silkscreen print with gold leaf,
embossing and diamond dust by Peter Blake. Available individually or as a set
of three.

Three American icons: the stars
and stripes, Elvis Presley and Coca Cola are combined to create American
Trilogy, a classic pop art image by Sir Peter Blake. American Trilogy celebrates
the roots of Pop Art; featuring imagery that represents the power of mass
consumer products and popular culture, and reflecting the fact the America lead
mass culture revolution in the 1950s. There are three versions of this
silkscreen print; all feature embossing and hand-applied gold or silver leaf,
and two are finished with diamond dust. This repetition of imagery with a
slight variation on colour or surface texture is reminiscent of the work of
Andy Warhol, and serves the double purpose of reflecting the endless ‘sameness’
of mass production and rooting American Trilogy deep in the Pop
Art tradition. The choice of monochrome background colours lends greater visual
impact to the trilogy motifs, as well as marking a more subtle and
sophisticated approach.