ML - Michigan Avenue

2014 - Issue 4 - Summer

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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 the hull of Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Breakaway to a Continental Airlines Boeing 777 fuselage, and the massive stages of the 1999 Woodstock music fes- tival. 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 pan- oramas 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. "I'm happy to do all the paint- ing and have all the museum shows." Born in Berlin and raised in Shanghai, Max and his family moved around the globe, ARTIST PETER MAX HAS CAPTURED EVERYONE FROM THE DALAI LAMA TO THE BEATLES TO THE SPIRIT OF CHICAGO IN HIS PSYCHEDELIC STYLE. HERE, EXCLUSIVELY FOR MICHIGAN AVENUE, HE INTERPRETS THE WINDY CITY WHILE THE HOSTS OF MSNBC'S MORNING JOE, JOE SCARBOROUGH AND MIKA BRZEZINSKI, DISCOVER THE COLORFUL STORIES— AND THE MAN—BEHIND THE FAR-OUT MASTERPIECES. to the L fe MAX PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFF GALE (COVER, MAX); ERIC RYAN ANDERSON (BRUSH) 116 MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM

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