tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post503591224958419774..comments2024-03-18T14:05:31.316-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Bob Peak in the Early 60's: "white hot creativity"leifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-34803660266358693842021-05-19T10:41:29.210-04:002021-05-19T10:41:29.210-04:00Charcoal Winter Sale
I don’t usually read blog pos...<a href="https://www.affordable.pk/Charcoal" rel="nofollow">Charcoal Winter Sale</a><br />I don’t usually read blog posts, but I’d like to think this write-up really forced me to try and do it! Your writing style took me by surprise. Thanks, good post, really nice.<br />alex cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03356733257243414669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-16362368470045686442009-06-07T20:47:55.471-04:002009-06-07T20:47:55.471-04:00I had the pleasure of growing up in Greenwich, CT ...I had the pleasure of growing up in Greenwich, CT while Bob and his family lived there. His sone became a friend of mine and my family. I had always known that Bob was an artist but as a boy with sports cars on my mind...I most loved his lovely ferraris and lamborghinis. It was not until later in my life that I learned what a prolific artis Bob Peak was. <br /><br />Last night I attended the Bob Peak exhibition in LA County and I must say that the art gave me chills. It spoke to me in a unique way. I felt connected to his work and actually got chills from time to time. Overhearing the comments from others at the opening...I realized I was not alone in feeling the impact.<br /><br />A tremendous event in tribute to a tremendous artist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-86903350232776182662008-04-17T12:03:00.000-04:002008-04-17T12:03:00.000-04:00Thank you all for your comments - and to Tim and S...Thank you all for your comments - and to Tim and Santiago - I appreciate you letting me know that you enjoy my posts! :-)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-49444217670966729632008-04-16T22:39:00.000-04:002008-04-16T22:39:00.000-04:00Thank you for posting this.He was one of my favori...Thank you for posting this.<BR/>He was one of my favorites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-85977966749028508042008-04-16T16:13:00.000-04:002008-04-16T16:13:00.000-04:00I agree with David, that Peak's colors were not sp...I agree with David, that Peak's colors were not special Florescent or DayGlow paint. I believe his combination of excellent taste in color schemes, and his willingness to use intense bright color combinations, instead of neutralizing or muting his pallet to represent a more literal color scheme. <BR/><BR/>Take another look at Jack Potter's Coke ad in yesterday's post, and you will see a similar decorative use of color, which Peak began using on a regular basis in the 60's. It is my conclusion that Potter came up with those colors first, and Peak may have been influenced by the possibilities... and he took them to another level in his illustrations. However, that is only a somewhat calculated guess.<BR/><BR/>Tom WatsonTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237565169344311948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-42174183337056533952008-04-16T13:39:00.000-04:002008-04-16T13:39:00.000-04:00I always thought that Peak borrowed heavily from E...I always thought that Peak borrowed heavily from Egon Schiele; that sensitive, highly stylized outline that became his trademark in cigarette and Puritan ads. As for his colors, I don't think there was any precedent for that, if only because no one had invented those fluorescent, irridescent, DayGlow colors before.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-31474806232747296162008-04-16T13:21:00.000-04:002008-04-16T13:21:00.000-04:00I visit this site almost daily and really should h...I visit this site almost daily and really should have said this sooner, thanks for putting up this blog.<BR/><BR/>Tim Langenderfer<BR/>Dayton Ohio (home of Coby Whitmore)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1055127676354129132008-04-16T13:11:00.000-04:002008-04-16T13:11:00.000-04:00In the 60's, Peak seemed to be leading the charge ...In the 60's, Peak seemed to be leading the charge into the new look of illustration. I often wondered whom was looking at whom for inspiration, influence and new ideas. Could it be that Peak looked back to the impressionists, or maybe the expressionists, or was he checking out the abstract movement that became popular in the 50's? <BR/><BR/>As an illustration student in the late 50's and early 60's, we were encouraged to look to the past for inspiration, influence and new ideas, but keep an eye on the present trends. <BR/><BR/>Peak's color schemes were revolutionary in the 60's, and they took my breath away, every time I ran across one of his illustrations in a magazine. He could make the entire picture radiate and glow like a stain glass window with the sun shining through it. <BR/><BR/>What excitement and drama Bob Peak gave to his work... therefore, it was ideal for the movie industry posters. <BR/><BR/>He was no doubt, the right illustrator at the right time.<BR/><BR/>Tom WatsonTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237565169344311948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-78704874376238080562008-04-16T12:31:00.000-04:002008-04-16T12:31:00.000-04:00Wow, these are great. A bunch of friends and I fle...Wow, these are great. <BR/><BR/>A bunch of friends and I flew out from Seattle to NYC for the Bob Peak show at the Society of Illustrators back in 2005. It was excellent...really covered his career. It's just that when you see all these other works you realize it barely scratched the surface.<BR/><BR/>=s=Shane Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706984816021430077noreply@blogger.com