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Campbell's Soup Cans, polymer paint on canvas by Andy Warhol, 1962; a selection of five on display in the Museumsquartier, Vienna.
In the context of the Pop art movement, the British artist Peter Blake is recognized for his distinctive approach to creating collage-based paintings. He frequently incorporated mass-produced objects, postcards, and magazine images into his work to reflect the commodity-driven culture of the postwar era.1
By utilizing these everyday materials, Blake engaged with the movement's broader interest in popular culture and commercial imagery. His work is perhaps most famously exemplified by his contribution to the cover design for the Beatlesâ album Sgt. Pepperâs Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), which serves as an iconic representation of British Pop art.1