Flowers and Targets #01

Original silkscreen print by artist Peter Gee showing two panels: one is a rich brown with a row of golden flowers, and to the right is a neon orange panel with a row of purple targets. 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 was required to create his silkscreens: the technical skill demanded to print vibrant colors and distinct shapes on material as finicky