Targets and Flowers #01

Original silkscreen print by artist Peter Gee showing a geometric pattern: on the left a bright green panel with olive green targets, in the middle a black panel with hot pink flowers, and on the right a hot pink panel of color. 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. Certainly, a great degree of expertise