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David Bowie left us 7 years ago on January 10th and it still hurts, made this little thing that day to remember him, had not drawn him in 2 years
#David Bowie#Bowie#david bowie art#art#Bowie art#drawing#artwork#digital art#digital drawing#digital painting#illustration#Scary monsters#Scary monsters and super creeps#David bowie pierrot#Bowie 80s#1980#David bowie scary monsters#Ashes to ashes
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID BOWIE
(my artworks)
#bowie#david bowie#heroes#beriln#ashes to ashes#pierrot#david robert jones#happy birthday david bowie#happy birthday bowie#davy jones#scary monsters super creeps#maid of bond street#stephanie gunnz
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"This vintage polaroid image is revealed for the first time to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) album launch in 1980."
(Via duffy-archive on Instagram)
#idk just thought i'd post this here in case yall dont have instagram/miss seeing this#david bowie#bowieposting#scary monsters and super creeps#ashes to ashes#pierrot clown#brian duffy
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yet ANOTHER wip. salem try not to abandon an almost completed piece to start something new challenge iMPOSSIBLE
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david bowie by brian duffy for his scary monsters album shoot (1980)
#david bowie#brian duffy#1980#scary monsters#scary monsters and super creeps#iconografia#always been obsessed with this pierrot character he took on for this album
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I tried lol
ashes to ashes I guess lol
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“PIERROT BOWIE AND TWIGGY”
-EYESofCORAL
#david bowie#david bowie art#twiggy#twiggy art#twiggy lawson#caricature#pierrot#ashes to ashes#polly browne#the boy friend#the boy friend 1971#poor little pierrette#eyesofcoral
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‘for Pierrot.’ series by: Aleka’s Dying Poet.
I’m Pierrot, I’m Everyman “…the plot revolved around Pierrot and his longing for the moon despite his many futile attempts to jump up and catch it.” (images 1 and 2)
his only friend the distant moon (images 3 and 4)
and if my marble was the moon interpretation translated: “the story of a “little wise guy” who’s in a dark room struggling to sleep. There’s no light whatsoever and even if he were to open a window to let in some moonlight, there’s no moon in the sky. It’s a moonless night, but the little wise guy is determined to change this. He takes his ladder and only treasure, a marble, and climbs to the highest step to use the marble for a moon.” (images 5 and 6)
sculpture + poetry: @/sara.h_sculptures
also found: https://www.instagram.com/alekasdyingpoet/
#harry styles#harryween#pierrot#louis tomlinson#the moon#poetry#sculpture#theatre#brooklyn academy of arts#little wise guy#harry and louis#photography#david bowie#full moon#artwork#surreal#marbles#pride#queer#love#alekasdyingpoet#for pierrot
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..And if you're ever around In the city or the suburbs Of this town Be sure to come around I'll be wallowing in sorrow, wearing a frown Like Pierrot the clown..
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“Letting It All Hang Out”
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Happy 77th Birthday, David Bowie! I’ve had a lot of fun working on this one. It started as just a silly idea and a good way to draw a lot of his costumes to practice textures. When I first started sketching, I hadn’t expected it to take over a year to complete, but I knew this one wasn’t to be rushed, but to be enjoyed to the fullest extent. I truly enjoyed studying photographs of each costume, both the beautiful detailed and well-lit pictures from the V&A museum exhibit, but also those captured over the years while the costumes were in use for performances, music videos, and movies. Every article of clothing here (even the ones in the basket (deep in the basket even!) and on David himself) are actual items worn throughout his career. I’m so super curious to see if anyone can name them all. I think my favorites to do were also the ones that were the hardest to capture, such as the Pierrot outfit on the far left and the Yamamoto piece in the center. Let me know your favorites in the comments!!
Check out my instagram for more Bowie art!!
https://www.instagram.com/silvermoon822?igsh=aGkzYzFpcnV3Y3V2&utm_source=qr
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David Bowie in Pierrot In Turquoise, March 4, 1968.
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When I was 12, I saw David Bowie on Top of the Pops (UK)...he was either singing Fame or Golden Years recorded on America's Soul Train. I don't remember which.
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I was totally taken in by this skinny strange androgynous alien creature. It was first step into the strange world of the Theatrical performance.
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I can still remember which friends house I was at. They were normal, liked horses kind of person. I didn't say anything to them. By the time I hit 14, I had a friend who liked Bowie too, and we used to lay on the floor of their lounge putting our heads between the speakers to work out lyrics on the vinyl albums that didn't have the song lyrics inserts. I remember going to the local Woolworths near school to buy the Heroes album in 1977.
(I can see Crowley in this image, mind you I see Good Omens everywhere and in everything these days...lol.)
Well, my passion for Bowie led me to many things in my life, including Lindsay Kemp, his ex lover and Mentor. After I went to see The Lindsay Kemp Company in 1983, I had kind of gone off Bowie due to Let's Dance and getting Sunstroke at his gig in Milton Keynes. David Bowie had become popular with normal people at it felt like he had sold out at that point to me. So as most of my favourite bands had disbanded, it became a Theatrical life for me.
Recently I have gone back to check out Bowie, (post 1987... still can't do 1983 -1987. ) I found a video I hadn't seen, I knew the song but not the video. When you tour in Theatre you miss a lot of things, films, TV shows and music videos etc. Now I finally have time to catch up.
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This video really feels influenced by David Bowie's time in The Lindsay Kemp Company...... especially when he performed in The Looking Glass Murders / Pierrot in Turquoise.
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Firstly the bed... something Lindsay used all the time in so many Kemp Co shows.
David Bowie and Lindsay Kemp.
In the Bowie video.
More Kemp Co beds, first photo Flowers, 2nd The Maids, both based on the work of Jean Genet....as is Bowies song The Jean Genie.
And the guy in the colour screenshot really looks like Jack Birkett, aka The Incredible Orlando who was in the John, I'm only Dancing video...and danced in The Ziggy Stardust shows. The Black and white photos are Jack, who was actually blind. He was in a number of Derek Jarman's films.... most notably Jubilee and The Tempest. It isn't Jack in the video, he was too old to trussed up like that.
More similar scenarios.
Many don't realise that the Ziggy shows at the Rainbow were basically done upon the Kemp Company Flowers Set.
T.L. Bowie on Pierrot set, TR, Jack and Annie Stainer with Bowie during the Ziggy shows, bottom both photos of Flowers set. I am in B.R. photo Me being the Madame the last time the show was performed in Europe in 1992.
The last time David and Lindsay met was the early 1990s in Italy, Lindsay had said to me DB wasn't very friendly toward him...so I wonder if the video and song MIGHT be about that as the video feels that way to me with the imagery.
Strangers when we meet, David Bowie.
You, you, you, you, you, you
All our friends
Now seem so thin and frail
Slinky secrets
Hotter than the sun
No peachy prayers
No trendy rechauffé
I'm with you
So I can't go on
All my violence
Raining tears upon the sheets
I'm bewildered
For we're strangers when we meet
Blank screen TV
Preening ourselves in the snow
Forget my name
But I'm over you
Blended sunrise
And it's a dying world
Humming Rheingold
We scavenge up our clothes
All my violence
Raining tears upon the sheet
I'm resentful
For we're strangers when we meet
Cold tired fingers
Tapping out your memories
Halfway sadness
Dazzled by the new
Your embrace
It was all that I feared
That whirling room
We trade by vendu
Steely resolve
Is falling from me
My poor soul
All bruised passivity
All your regrets
Ride rough-shod over me
I'm so glad
That we're strangers when we meet
I'm so thankful
That we're strangers when we meet
I'm in clover
For we're strangers when we meet
Heel head over
But we're strangers when we meet
Strangers when we meet, strangers when we meet
Strangers when we meet, strangers when we meet.
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Blimey, I only mentioned Good Omens and Crowley once.... how amazing! A NON Good Omens post...lol
I see Bowie in Crowley all the time and I don't apologise.
#good omens#neil gaiman#crowleygoodomens#davidbowie#david tennant#david bowie#the lindsay kemp company#lindsay kemp#lindsay kemp company#jean genet#good omens crowley#jack birkett#annie stainer#derek jarman#Youtube
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WATCH THAT MAN
David Bowie’s performance personas were many and varied. They were a source of endless fascination to his fans and a reflection of his restless creativity. From glam icon Aladdin Sane to the soul man of Young Americans, from the Thin White Duke to Scary Monsters’ Pierrot, the artist born David Robert Jones was as adventurous in his ever evolving aesthetic as he was in his music.
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Ziggy Stardust Headcannons
-actually listens to music he himself didn't create. He usually listens to Electric Light Orchestra though, for obvious reasons. He rarely listens to Queen, but he highly regards Freddie Mercury as an innovative artist.
-he used to be incredibly egotistical, but is slowly becoming nice as he originally was, and, therefore, is becoming more sensible.
-he will always be wild, though, and can be very humorous, but not to the extent of Halloween Jack. Ziggy is mostly humorous unintentionally.
-he is obsessed with various countries. England, Japan, and surprisingly his newest obsession is France. It was after David baked quiche and macarons once and educated the guys were they came from, and Ziggy has been obsessed ever since.
-he is a BIG eater. You can find him snacking on things from time to time, and he does it everyday, when ever he feels like it. He is even capable of doing it before dinner, and can eat all of it, it's basically impossible to ruin his appetite. He sometimes eats crackers, biscoff cookies, Oreos, anything from lays, Cheetos, and even pistachios. I suppose having a strong appetite runs through his family line.
-he wears his stage makeup offstage. While wearing some powder wouldn't make one raise an eyebrow, Ziggy would literally wear green lipstick in public, and doesn't conceal his love jewel (an actual body part, above his eyes) he doesn't care about being an extraterrestrial in public as opposed to Newton, or even the Starman to an extent (we will talk about the Starman in a future post) but the point remains that Ziggy, if he ever chooses to dress similar to a clown (on Pierrot's level), he wouldn't care if people stare at him, it's kind of his thing.
-he's practically the Bowie character that is most open about his emotions. Yes, there are men that are very cold and distant, (the Duke), some that are just serious and strict, (Jareth, Celliers, Adler) and the rest are open on the condition that they are close friends with the other person, (Aladdin with Ziggy, but not Aladdin with Major Tom) but Ziggy himself with voice his emotions with the most random people ever, as long as they are not dangerous or Duke, who is and will always be Duke, and is potentially dangerous.
-due to this, he is particularly very chatty. Ziggy is… one of those very talkative people who will talk about the most random things if it's in their will and if they're obsessed with it, who are unfortunately slighted as too annoying or too weird. Ziggy would talk about absolutely anything from obvious things like space, music, and clothes, to important things like politics, the news, and other things, to complete unexpected things like what potato chip brand has the crunchiest chips, why mold grows on random places, or even why insects have six legs. That guy will run his mouth about absolutely anything. Just don't call him annoying, it hurts him, and he thinks being called weird is a compliment.
-he does cry, and what he feels is usually genuine. While Ziggy has had a history of manipulating people into praising him and getting what he wants (it always has been something like money or appraisal) he was going through a tough time in his life and developed unhealthy tendencies like toxic positivity (and forcing it on others), being fake, and starting drama. This is not excusing it, because it was so overwhelming to the point where David had to step in and pull him out of the mess, and Ziggy is trying to learn and grow from that experience, and talking about it makes him extremely uncomfortable. Now, his emotions are back to normal although he now is too distressed to think back to those times. If he is upset, he will definitely tell you if you did upset him, and reacts positively if someone is nice to him. While he doesn't cry a lot, especially uncontrollably, he is emotionally sensitive and will tear up respectively (at a sad movie or if someone is aggressive enough to him) but he won't give in unlike Newton who doesn't take much to cry. Sometimes, he will if he feels it is important.
-the man cannot draw. While there are very good visual artists (Jareth, Halloween Jack, and even Duke come to mind) Ziggy… is definitely not one of them. Yes, he is especially good at applying makeup, but he can't do it on a piece of paper. If he ever attempts to draw himself, he will come out wonky and his hair frazzled more than it actually is. Do not destructively criticize him, for he will get angry, but he wouldn't mind constructive criticism or improving. However, drawing isn't really a hobby for him. He tried to make it a hobby, but it didn't work for him.
-he once tried to be a YouTube content creator. He tried many sorts of things, like reviewing makeup, a music channel, or even a stunt/meme channel where he would film himself doing embarrassing, weird things like people did when Vine was at its peak. It sadly didn't work, and stopped when a few hate comments got to him.
-somewhere out there, he has a Tumblr blog that he never tells anyone about. Not even his close friends. He has secret online friends that he sends memes to every night, and posts weird things like the most bizarre things and theories ever "what if we are in a simulation/ the moon is flat/ clowns are a species/cats know the secrets of the universe" as a joke at midnight spanning to even 4am, characteristic of a lot of Tumblr posts shown in reddit YouTube videos when creators cover "r/Tumblr".
-he stays up late. Ziggy is one of those people that can go to bed at 1 am, wake up a 7 am, without coffee, and wake up in no time. At 6 am, he is as energetic as ever as opposed to the other groggy men. Lately, David has tried to make Ziggy go to bed at a reasonable hour, and even tried to make him sleep in a few times. No matter what, Ziggy will always have his unique characteristic Martian rockstar energy.
-he unironically watches cartoons. You know, like SpongeBob, the Simpsons, and even ones like the Regular show and My Little Pony, Friendship is magic. He even has made OCs for every show he watches. One OC he cherishes the most is his pony OC "Starburst Nebula", whom he visualizes as a female dark blue unicorn with a yellow/white mane.
-he writes a lot. He has written so many fanfictions over his pony OCs, and even made one where a Simpson OC marries Krusty the Clown. Please, do NOT judge him.
-he also has many plushies. He usually cuddles with one, which is a 627 plushie from Lilo and Stitch, but he has many more plushies. He has a Flareon, a Sylveon, an Eevee, skitty, Pikachu, Stitch, Angel, Reuben, Leroy, Sparky, Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Luigi, Princess Daisy, Rosalina, a red yoshi, Blaze the Cat, Hatsune Miku, Ruby, Stella, and Bubbles from Angry birds, many cats and dogs, and even has tsum tsum plushies of all of the Queen members.
-he is fine wearing his jumpsuits, kimonos, and other stage clothes casually. However, he is particularly fond of sweaters. In the fall, he would wear thin ones with sleeves, and likes drinking hot green tea. In the winter, he wears very thick sweaters with thick collars and thick sleeves. In the spring and summer, he wears thin ones without any sleeves. He likes soft clothes, and hates wearing jeans as they are too scratchy, unlike Aladdin or Halloween Jack. He finds t shirts boring, and rarely wears suits and vests, as they aren't loose enough for him and cause him to overheat.
-to wrap it up, Ziggy also likes to browse the surreal meme subreddit. Don't ask. Just…. don't ask. You won't and will never be able to understand.
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Davie bowie memes I found on reddit
Pierrot 👍
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How Bowie recruited Blitz Kids for the Ashes to Ashes video
An entertaining oral history of how Bowie's Ashes to Ashes video came to be.
[Steve] Strange writes in his autobiography, Blitzed: “We had no prior warning, and [Bowie] arrived with two other people and his PA [Corinne] ‘Coco’ [Schwab], whom I didn’t think was very nice.” The guests whose names Strange forgot were, according to the Polaris diary, singer Karen O’Connor (daughter of comedian Des) and painter-photographer Edward Bell, who designed the cover artwork for the imminent Scary Monsters album and singles.
Strange’s book claims: “We managed to sneak them into the club the back way to avoid a fuss and usher him upstairs to a private area. David himself was charming and asked if I would join him upstairs for a drink when I had finished on the door. I wanted to go straight away, but, annoyingly, I had to do my job first and stay at the door.”
The book continues: “Word soon spread like wildfire that David Bowie was there. He was probably the reason most people at the club had got into pop music in the first place...
Judith Frankland says: “In a wonderful twist of fate, Steve was resplendent in my black wedding outfit that night and was chosen straight away. He was asked to select people he felt could be right. Bowie did see George O’Dowd but as I remember he was wearing his big leather jacket look that night, so he was out. I was invited as was Darla up to the table where David and Coco were sitting and offered a glass of champagne. Darla and I were both dressed in a similar ecclesiastic style, Darla in her own black outfit with white collar, and we were also asked to take part for what at that time was a decent sum of money for penniless, decadent students.
“We were told Coco would call us the following day with the details. I woke the next day thinking I’d dreamt it and you know I guarded that communal pay phone on the landing like a rottweiler until she did: be outside the Hilton the next morning, Thursday, she said, at some ungodly hour, fully dressed and made up the same way I had been at the Blitz, and to get the coach to a secret location.
“When we arrived at the beach near Hastings [not Southend, as Strange reports], the crew was set up and David Bowie greeted us dressed in the pierrot outfit he would be wearing. He coached us for a few minutes on the words we were to mime and then the day was spent in what we Lancastrians call sinking sand, sloppy sand, and the further out we got on the beach the messier and sloppier and muddier it was. I wore flats which was a wise choice. Then we were up and down that field with the bulldozer and every time we had to do a take it had to back up and the field got muddier. The bulldozer wasn’t that close but if he’d stepped on the gas we would all have been gonners.
“We were finally told we had all ‘done well’ and set off in the coach straight from the shoot to Hell [Strange’s Thursday club-night with a sacrilegious flavour] – well, home first to get freshened up. Steve dropped off his very muddy wedding dress and Hell was a rowdier night than usual. Steve brought one of the labourers from the bulldozer site with him and dressed him up in a Modern Classics suit. The poor guy was disturbed by it all, to say the least.”
Read the rest here.
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