tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post5125151839730075600..comments2024-03-28T03:30:53.831-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Another Look at Bob Peakleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-40078506310447211232011-10-01T12:21:46.512-04:002011-10-01T12:21:46.512-04:00Leif, Great information about my father Bob Peak. ...Leif, Great information about my father Bob Peak. I am his son Thomas Peak and director of the NEW BOOK ON THE ART OF BOB PEAK available this FALL 2011. The Hard-Cover 300 Page Coffee-Table Book will cover his 40 year career with many never before seen illustrations along with his iconic illustrations for the Movies, Major Periodicals, National Ad Campaigns, Time Magazine Covers, TV Guide Magazine Covers, Fashion Advertising, Sports Advertising, and more. Log onto the WWW.BOBPEAK.COM website for information includimng a "PRE-RELEASE SPECIAL PRICE OFFER."Thomas Peakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617662420763623784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-27182245759386381612010-05-16T20:08:41.138-04:002010-05-16T20:08:41.138-04:00Hi Guys, Its nice to come across articles on my da...Hi Guys, Its nice to come across articles on my dad! Thanks for posting. I am working on 2 new sites relating to him: http://BobPeak.net this is the main Bob Peak site. I'm including video clips relating to the projects along with the art.<br /><br />and http://SanguinFineArt.com an online gallery carrying his originals and some limited editions. Also looking for other illustration work to carry.<br /><br />Please keep me posted if you find any other info about my dad...thanks Matthew Joseph PeakMatthew Joseph Peakhttp://matthewpeak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-52315213324266722412010-05-03T21:52:44.301-04:002010-05-03T21:52:44.301-04:00I love all those ads with their daring and provoca...I love all those ads with their daring and provocative styles. That wonderful line work, exciting color. Man, that stuff sang and Bob Peak's work sang among the loudest and best.<br /><br />And while it's the artist, not the tool, looking at this wonderful art sometimes makes me wish photoshop had never been invented...O Solisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-16960497351408871312010-04-29T21:02:01.783-04:002010-04-29T21:02:01.783-04:00I was turned on to Peak's art by one of my Dig...I was turned on to Peak's art by one of my Digital Media Design instructors. In the 7-up ads I'm amazed at their...their...well, the only term I can come up with is 'aggression'. In the other pieces I'm amazed by both their simplicity and their clarity...I must have more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-81956830900294620072010-04-29T07:24:54.169-04:002010-04-29T07:24:54.169-04:00Don't worry, what goes around....Slightly off ...Don't worry, what goes around....Slightly off message but BBC tv in UK is using graphic style of Tron movie in a trailer for Moto GP superbike races. Bob Peak was maybe the first illustrator to exploit the new medium of acrylic paints on hot pressed illustration board normally used for finished artwork. I found them a bit strange to use at first back in the 60's but they have improved beyond all recognition. Some of early paintings by David Hockney have started to disintegrate because, like all paints, they are unstable.chicofrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065691161947421265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-86963559457428368472010-04-28T15:00:22.722-04:002010-04-28T15:00:22.722-04:00Well said! Unfortunately, today's art director...Well said! Unfortunately, today's art directors and brand managers are more interested in social media, crowd-sourcing and stock library shots. It's just the way this business is going these days. Which is a shame.The Cartoonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456948706967701326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-69496093616225084992010-04-28T04:51:34.211-04:002010-04-28T04:51:34.211-04:00Quel admirable travail... Et surtout quelle élégan...Quel admirable travail... Et surtout quelle élégance dans la ligne et la composition... Superbe!Solutohttp://soluto.over-blog.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-34136728114914997942010-04-27T22:34:50.184-04:002010-04-27T22:34:50.184-04:00I don't remember exactly when I saw my first B...I don't remember exactly when I saw my first Bob Peak illustration as an art student in the late 50's, but his color and flair was what set him apart from the rest of the illustrators at that time. He put together beautiful innovative color combinations that nobody else were doing. And, when he started using acrylics, he turned his stylish drawings into energetic high drama pictures, like no one else. I agree with Dave A, that the quality was hit and miss in the earlier years, but when he was on, his work shined like a bright star. I was told by a reliable source that he often did as many as three different FINISHED illustrations for one assignment, instead of a color rough for one idea. That gave the AD his choice and he used the other two as samples for his portfolio. I think his willingness to experiment on the spot, came from his enormous self confidence as an illustrator. I knew of quite a few illustrators during the 50's and 60's, that took several months off after art school to build a serious portfolio of their work. I think one common denominator for most successful illustrators was their untiring ambition. Leif, I dido your comments about why illustrations should be used in advertising today. They worked then, and will work today with the right illustrators. <br /><br />Tom WatsonTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237565169344311948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-36232320315278532902010-04-27T22:02:00.852-04:002010-04-27T22:02:00.852-04:00Lief, I just wanted to add a little comment about ...Lief, I just wanted to add a little comment about AD's seeking out the Peaks of today. I've been illustrating for a while now and one thing I've noticed is that illustration is seen as a luxury item. As in "Gee if we only had the time/money…" or " We can't ask him/her, they might want too much money or time." Illustration is that neat cool thing over there, not a necessity or tool to use on real, current, ongoing projects. THere's more (I'm sure!) but I have to get to my deadlines.Stan Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027446150855414929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-34981419790185403372010-04-27T19:13:33.308-04:002010-04-27T19:13:33.308-04:00I posted two of his TWA Getaway covers last year:
...I posted two of his TWA Getaway covers last year:<br /><br />http://tatteredandlostephemera.blogspot.com/2009/06/bob-peak.html<br /><br />and the Camelot image on a post card:<br /><br />http://tatteredandlostephemera.blogspot.com/2009/06/romance-of-bob-peak.htmlTattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-23945723985042278002010-04-27T18:06:06.164-04:002010-04-27T18:06:06.164-04:00Holy Christmas. These are wonderful. Bob Peaks is ...Holy Christmas. These are wonderful. Bob Peaks is the man. Thanks for this great post.allen mezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038872247722166064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-45970830563260903522010-04-27T18:02:55.104-04:002010-04-27T18:02:55.104-04:00At the illustrators workshop a long time ago Peak ...At the illustrators workshop a long time ago Peak showed a portrait of Mother Teresa that was just great. It was not the one on the Time cover. <br />The painting he showed, although wonderful was not good enough for him. He did another one that he said he did a number on.haraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13847533962327140580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-19646869712843827192010-04-27T16:01:00.823-04:002010-04-27T16:01:00.823-04:00Leif, it's interesting to note the range of qu...Leif, it's interesting to note the range of quality in those 7up ads. That ad with the girl and the rifle is absolutely stunning, while that ad with the hand on the bowling ball is dreadful. Peak was inventing this stuff on the spot, nobody else had done it before, so the results were sometimes erratic. I like the fact that no one had a formula for this stuff yet and that Peak took huge chances.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.com