Aspen Peak - Niche Media - Aspen living at its peak
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFF GALE (COVER, OPPOSITE); ERIC RYAN ANDERSON (BRUSH) O ne of the most prolific artists working today, Peter Max is widely known for his "cosmic style," with creations that have been seen everywhere from Galerie Maximillian in Aspen and Gallery M in Denver to a Continental Airlines Boeing 777 fuselage and the massive stages of the 1999 Woodstock music festival. His mixed-media works can be found in the collections of six past US presidents, while his art— recognizable for its energetic brushstrokes of primary colors and psychedelic panoramas of stars, planets, profiles, and icons from Lady Liberty to Marilyn Monroe—has been used to represent five Super Bowls, the World Cup, the World Series, the US Open, the Grammys, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "I'm just very happy to be in the middle of all this," says Max of his many noteworthy accomplishments. Born in Berlin and raised in Shanghai, Max and his family moved around the globe—each destination inf luencing his art. Eventually, Max settled in New York, where, at age 76, he continues to produce a dizzying array of works, such as the cover of this 10th-anniversary edi- tion of Aspen Peak—one of a collection of 10 covers created exclusively for Niche Media ARTIST PETER MAX HAS CAPTURED EVERYONE FROM THE DALAI LAMA TO THE BEATLES IN HIS PSYCHEDELIC COSMIC STYLE. IN THIS ASPEN PEAK EXCLUSIVE, THE HOSTS OF MSNBC'S MORNING JOE, MIKA BRZEZINSKI AND JOE SCARBOROUGH, DISCOVER THE COLORFUL STORIES—AND THE MAN—BEHIND THE MASTERPIECES. to the L fe MAX 144 ASPENPEAK-MAGAZINE.COM 144-147_AP_F_PeterMax_V3_SUM_FALL_14.indd 144 5/6/14 5:18 PM