The Other Art of David Bowie

in art •  7 years ago 

Now that the dust settles about the sudden death of David Bowie it is time to reflect on the total vision of this great artist. He was indeed a man ‘of sound and vision’ in more ways than fans could ever have imagined.
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The genius of David Bowie was that he had a schizophrenic duality aspect in his personality. The death of his twin brother at birth would haunt him for the rest of his life and his artistic career. The duality was clear in all the fantastic names he used as alter egos, such as The Thin White Duke, Major Tom and many more. His fascinating personality was totally under control by the artist, the genius and the man that David really was.
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Bowie was the personification of the word ‘artist’, the unique diversity that was found in his music reflected also in his other aspects in life, the records and the music were only the tips of the iceberg. David Bowie could fill a room just by appearing; he had a charismatic influence on people that was larger than life. Most of all he would honor his personality until his death, the chameleon of pop music was so difficult to sense that it was almost frightening and yet incredibly sexy and fascinating.
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Many regard David Bowie also as a gifted painter, in his work, we absolutely can recognize the duality, the mysteries of the artistic chameleon, on this canvasses he left soul dust and hints to his dreams and nightmares. The inner battle that always kept him preoccupied is present in the pain, the atmosphere, and the so cleverly hidden messages.
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I do believe that what I call ‘Bowieart’ will increase in value and importance in the years to come. The man known as a stage animal was someone with extreme abysses and enormous peaks, but mostly he was a man of unlimited qualities.
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While his music is now invading my living room while I write this article, I can only hope that the deeper soul of David Bowie will be discovered in his movies and painting. If I can recall ‘Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence the man was so much more than a musical genius, his paintings testify that the world lost a great all-around artist.
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