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Drawing for Space oddity album for art work
The archive includes many items before Bowie’s early career in the 1960s became a global star. This childish pencil in 1969 shows that Bowie is working on ideas for the album cover of Space Oddity.
The title song on the album introduces us to Astronaut Major Tom, one of Bowie’s oldest characters, and investigates the feelings of alienation and the rejection of the mainstream society.
It also shows an important detail for the first time: Major Tom’s surname was Hough.
Madeleine says: “These complex and detailed drawings reveal their interest in science fiction and futurism and strong themes in their work.”
Portrait
This is the lithography of his own portrait in 1988 at the Caribbean holiday island Mustique, a former art student in his youth.
Madeleine says: “This is the biggest autoportremism we have in the collection. Although he had other small drawings. He was always drawing, always drawing, sometimes artworks for album covers, sometimes he was drawing for the sake of drawing-and also liked to paint.
“In addition to many paintings and paintings, we also have the palette and paint of the artist. In this picture, it looks thoughtful and intrinsic. A seriously thoughtful man, sometimes a problematic man, always thinks and observes.”
Ziggy stardust costume
Ziggy Stardust was designed by Kansai Yamamoto in 1973, asymmetric Catsuit David Bowie. Madeleine says: “I was very impressed by how small this Catsuit was, but the fabric is very flexible. Every night was very plain on the stage.
Bowie’s photo that makes her makeup
Photographer Mick Rock shows that the official, singer-corresponding writer applied his makeup behind the stage. Madeleine says: “There is something very sincere and special that Bowie applies her own make -up, transforming himself into this character and preparing to appear on the stage.
“The traditional Japanese stage art using striking make -up was very impressed by Kabuki.
Aladdin Sane jacket
This is a jacket, which was worn by Bowie as a Aladdin Sane, one of the most iconic reincarnations and designed by Freddie Burretti in 1973.
Burretti and Bowie initially met at The Somrero Club in Kensington when Burretti was a dancer working for a tailor in King’s Road in 1971. He became part of Bowie’s team and was responsible for helping him create most of his unforgettable fashion moments.
“Costumes like this jacket were critical in the creation of these characters and show how Bowie always tried with fashion and cooperates with others.”
19 Piece Cut Lyrics
Bowie used these lyrics for Blackout from the Heroes album in 1977. It involved the discontinuation of the written text and random reorganization to produce new lyrical ideas and promote creative thinking. The method creates unexpected word combinations that can be used as a starting point for later or for new text.
Madeleine says: “Kesi Lyrics shows how Bowie was not afraid to try new creative processes and lending ideas from other artists.
Sketch for Diamond Dogs Movie
David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs never made a full film, but he shot a demo video that was never finished for the proposed film adaptation.
“Most of the items in the archive show us many unrealized projects that the Diamond Dogs film is working on, as the sketches of Dogs.
“We hope that showing these elements will inspire young people to see that the creative process does not always have to be successful and that there is often trial and error.”
Serious moonlight tour
In 1983, Bowie made another style of attempting when she wore this special dress on Let’s Dance’s album cover. Designed by Peter Hall, he made a team with a bow tie from Harrods and Suspenders from Brooks Brothers.
Madeleine says: “The team was very eye -catching and stylish but simple for Bowie. He had an incredible amount of participation in the stage wardrobe. He would work and work with designers like Alexander McQueen.
