Peter Max

The art of Peter Max is part of the fabric of American culture and continues to gain momentum.  From the visionary pop art of the exploding 60`s, in all its kalidescope varieties, to the master of dynamic Neo Expressionism, Max`s images infiltrate the American scene, while revolutionizing the world of art.

Born in Belin and raised in Shanghai, Tibet, Israel and France, Max`s pan-cultural background is what makes his work rich in artistic diversity.  At the early age of 24 he maintained his own studio and won a cache of awards from New York`s Madison Avenue.  In the mid-60s when the Beatles invaded America and the counter culture was exploding, Max developed a bold, linear style of painting, which he employed shocking color juxtapositions and depicted transendental themes. Termed by critics as a "Cosmic Surrealist”.  Max is genius at mastering and adapting his cosmic art from painting to popular items.  The diversity of his skill has been portrayed in fashion, posters, record albums and even animation.  This ingenuity earned him unpresidented popularity and created the aesthetics of the sixties generation.

Throughout the 1980s Max`s art had grown richer, a force of depth combined with color, morepainterly and far more complex.  His art became admired for both personal and public iconagraphy.  As seen in motifs such as Dega Man, Monks and Sages, Zero Magalopolis, the profiles and other works.  His bold recreations of popular icons such as the Liberty paintings, JFK-4, 40 Gorbys, Dove of Peace and others, place him in the forefront of his medium bridging the gap of several generations.  Max keeps stirring the hearts of millions as his canvas journeys continue to gain artistic momentum.