Funny Lady 1975

Robert Peak made this poster for ‘Funny Lady’ with paint, or maybe it’s digital; the way things get made is changing so fast! The colors are pretty simple: a pink background with yellow, green, and black details, and this simplicity is key. Look at how the rose stretches across the image, meeting the stylized face at the top. The rose and the face feel so flat, so immediate, yet there's a delicate balance between the bold and the subtle, especially in the single tear beneath the eye. The rose is so striking, yet it's almost cartoonish. This poster reminds me a little of Alex Katz, who also has a knack for capturing a likeness with a few, carefully placed shapes. But Peak is looser, more playful. You can tell he's having fun with it. Isn't that what art is all about?