Peter+Max

A German born American pop artist of the 1960's. Born: 1937, Berlin Germany. Max's parents fled Berlin in 1938 and moved to Shanghai for 10 years. This time highly influenced the Asian tones in his art. While he was in Shanghai he learned how to use a brush and was encouraged by his parents to be artistic. After those years his parents moved to the port of Haifa, Israel where he had private lessons with an expressionist painter. In addition, to fuel his interest in astronomy, he studied at the Technion Institute on Mount Carmel every week. For 2 years they stayed in Haifa then they moved to Paris for a few months where Max became even more enthusiastic and intrigued by art. He took classes at the Louvre and sketched the Parisian landscape. One of the artists that influenced his work was William Adolphe Bouguereau, a traditionalist. Many of his paintings have influences from the traditional Chinese art that he was so immersed in during his childhood. Another element of his art comes from the astronomy that he studied so often in Israel. Many stars and planets appear in his paintings. In addition to being a well known artist Max is an avid animal rights activist and environmentalist. He works to improve our world.
 * Peter Max **
 * BACKROUND:**

Living around art and being encouraged in art by his parents was an important factor. His parents exposed him to a world that many people never discover. Living abroud during all his childhood shaped him to be more creative and adventurous. During his time in Shanghai he lived near a temple where he watched the monks write and paint. He learned how to hold a paint brush from his nanny.
 * INFLUENCE:**


 * ACHIEVEMENTS:** Mr. Max has created posters and works of art for many events. Some of these include The Oscars, and The Super Bowl. As far as artists go, Max is also very rich. His works of art are worth thousands of dollars each. Mr. Max is a groundbreaker because he cares for our world. He inspires people with his artwork while at the same time he is helping to preserve the beauty of Earth by being environmentally friendly. In addition he is trying to get other people to help the environment as well. This makes him incredibly valuble to the well being of our people along with our planet.

> Success is the satisfaction at the end of a very long road. It is when you know that you have achieved your goal. As much as this, success can be wealth or love and can be described in many ways. Success is subjective and really does depend on the person whose achievement is in question. * > To be successful you can never give up. If you are the type of person to start something and never stay committed then it is very unlikley that you will be successful. Unless a bag of money lands in your lap, you have to go out and get to the end of the road. Other traits that are imperative to being successful are charisma, intelligence and courage. The favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors. > Please see "What is success?"* > Many people don't have the determination to be groundbreakers. They may start something but never finish it. People like this will never achieve their full potential. > I really liked Ms. Rogge's workshop. She explained what being successful really was to her. It helped me to refine my definition of being successful.
 * SUCCESS (reflection questions):**
 * //What is success?//
 * //What personal qualities are needed for success?//
 * //Find a dictionary definition of success//
 * //Form your own definition of success//
 * //Why do people fall short of achieving their potential?//
 * //Why should we achieve our full potential?//
 * //What did you enjoy/learn/discover during Ms. Rogge's Workshop in Wednesday, 28th October?//
 * //Read 1 Corinthians 12:4 and 12:12-27. Search for the section where the writer explains how God made us all different so that we can function together to achieve a greater purpose. We are not all called to be successful groundbreakers at the same thing, but each of us has our own unique potential and giftings to achieve amazing things.//
 * Bibliography:**

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