Meeting Peter Max

Last Saturday I visited the Sirani Gallery in Squirrel Hill. The artwork of Peter Max was on display and for sale and you could meet the artist. I know a lot about Peter Max because many of many students choose him for their art projects. He has been well known and popular since the 60's, his art ranging from pop art to fauvism and expressionism. He most recently was in the news for his 44 Obama portraits.





















I was quite excited about meeting him. I brought a book for him to sign, and a Scholastic Art magazine and I had pictures of student art from the art show that were inspired by him on my iPod. I was surprised how reasonably priced his artwork was. Some of his original art was listed for $3000, which didn't seem too expensive to me considering how renowned an artist Peter Max is. Unfortunately, I still could not afford an original Peter Max, but I did stand in line and he signed my book and magazine and very nicely looked at my student artwork. He even said "cool" about one of them. I was not allowed to take pictures in the gallery, so my pictures are outside.





















He seems like a really cool, laid back guy. If you've never seen his artwork, you should check out his website - there is a video on there of him painting, and it is so neat to see. He uses cans of paint instead of a palette and paints very spontaneously. It was inspiring to meet him and see his art in person!!