Double Flowers and Targets #03

Original silkscreen print by artist Peter Gee showing a geometric pattern: on the left a green-gray panel with white targets and blue flowers on top. To the right of this is a neon pink panel with slightly lighter pink flowers on top—the difference in shade is subtle. This understated pattern and asymmetrical arrangement allows for a full exploration of color. Peter Gee was a British-born artist who rose to prominence as part of the 60s pop art movement in New York. Before moving to Manhattan in 1962, Gee had achieved moderate success in Europe. At 18, he joined the British army as a graphic designer, and soon after, his work was exhibited in the galleries of Paris and London. It wasn’t until New York, however, that Peter Gee’s now iconic style really took off. A Peter Gee print is instantly recognizable: the arrangement of basic shapes, usually targets and daisies, over strips of color has an immediacy that is totally its own. Through his work, Gee balanced the technical and sensual.