David Bowie - Scary Monsters Makeup Room - 1980

Description: Official Archival Pigment Ink Print Direct From The Duffy Archive Photo Duffy © Duffy Archive David Bowie Scary Monsters Makeup Room David Bowie pictured behind the scenes in 1980. Makeup artist Richard Sharah is seen here applying the iconic 'Pierrot' look to Bowie. Natasha Korniloff was also present who designed and created the Pierrot clown outfit used for the shoot and then again for the record-breaking music video for 'Ashes to Ashes.' The makeup took one and a half hours before the session to create Bowie's desired look.Taken by Duffy during the last of the Five Sessions with David Bowie in 1980. Bowie asked Korniloff to make him ‘The most beautiful clown in the circus.’ She described David as ‘Always a lot of fun to work with.’ David's New Romantic/Commedia dell'arte variant outfit was a throwback to his earliest costume experience, starring in Lindsay Kemp's Pierrot In Turquoise - a costume also designed by the late Natasha Kornilof. Scary Monsters and Super Creeps "So much had to be on the film, you couldn't manipulate images on the computer like you can do today. Duffy would create these amazing shoots - He saw in the camera what he saw and we didn't, we would only see the finished picture." - Sara Raeburn Taken by Duffy during the last of the Five Sessions with David Bowie in 1980. By 1980 Duffy was winding down his photographic career. His studio was no longer filled with cameras, lights and famous faces of the era. It was replaced with woodworking tools for his new venture - furniture restoration. Without a studio space or an assistant, Duffy turned to his son Chris for a venue to shoot David Bowie, the only person who could persuade him to get back behind the lens. Much like the Lodger shot little over a year before, Bowie had employed Duffy as a photographer in collaboration with artist Edward Bell who he had previously introduced to David. After the shoot, Duffy took his chosen image to Edward Bell to add his contribution. Fully expecting Bell to paint directly on to his print; in the end, Duffy's image was almost completely obscured by Bell's painting. Although David loved the cover, Duffy was deeply hurt that his photograph had been despoiled by Bell.Unsigned Mounted Open Edition Prints Our Standard Archival Quality Pigment Ink Print is approx. 7.5″x7.5″ (19.05cm x 19.05cm) in 12.4″x12.4″ (31.5cm x 31.5cm) Mounts - handmade and printed in the Duffy Archive from the original photographic negatives. All of our images are ready to frame, supplied with a choice of either a black or white acid-free mount. A mount is a paper-based border around framed images between the frame and the image. The mount adds an extra decorative element and also prevents the image from making contact with the glass. Our Standard Size open-edition prints are the same size as a 12.4" vinyl album sleeve for convenient framing. As with all our prints, each open edition is embossed with the Duffy Archive stamp. The reverse of each frame has a sticker detailing the history of the session and a hand-stamped logo from Duffy's old camera cases. The Scary Monsters Makeup Room print is now available as a larger Gallery Print. Our Gallery Archival Quality Pigment Ink Prints come ready to frame in a 19.75" x 19.75" (50cm x 50cm) mount with an image size of approx. 10.5"x 10.5" (27cm x 27cm). Limited and Signed editions are available. To discuss options, please Contact Us.

Price: 125 GBP

Location: LONGHOPE

End Time: 2025-01-03T12:05:36.000Z

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