Starman 1.5 (Silver) - DS
Description
Premium quality screen-print
Limited edition of 7
Dimensions
500mm diameter
Medium
8-layer screenprint with silver metallic inks on ACM (Aluminium Composite Board).
Utilises the spot colour screenprinting process.
Ready-to-hang and floats 10mm from wall.
Numbered, titled, and signed by the artist verso.
Year
2020
Genre
Urban Art
Pop Art
Street Art
New Contemporary
Silver Variant
David Bowie
Starman
Moonage Daydream
About This Work
"I created my first Bowie paintings back in 2015 after visiting the 'David Bowie Is' exhibition in Melbourne. During that visit, I was gob-smacked by not only his musical genius but also his innovative artistic process (sometimes using early computers to generate random phrases into lyrics). His incredible fashion sense and bravery to defy current trends stood out too!
At that time, Bowie himself hadn't told the world he was unwell. I was working on paintings for a show overseas that portrayed him the day he died... my wife Katrina let me know the sad news as soon as I walked back into the house.
It was an incredible feat to keep his illness a secret, but he had one last parting gift to the world with the release of his Blackstar album shortly thereafter. I created the first 'Starman" screenprints, as a tribute, not long after he passed..."
-Brad Novak