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Aladdin Sane Demi Contact Sheet - 1973 - Duffy Art Print

DAVID BOWIE Aladdin Sane Demi Contact Sheet (Limited edition art print from the Duffy Archive. On the 19th of April 1973, the Aladdin Sane album was released to critical acclaim. The music speaks for itself but rarely has a portrait on an album cover become the definitive image of one man. Rarely has an image become known as a cultural icon (as quoted by the V&A) or popularly known as the ‘Mona Lisa of Pop’. Thousands of words have been written on the image, numerous interpretations of the pool of liquid on David Bowie’s collarbone and the lighting flash has been replicated ad infinitum. This is a a standard square print with an image size of approximately 7.5" x 7.5" (19.05cm x 19.05cm) in a 12.4" x 12.4" (31.5cm x 31.5cm) mount. Handmade, printed, assembled and packed at the Duffy Archive, embossed with the Duffy Archive stamp, with a sticker detailing a brief history of the session and ink-stamped with a Duffy logo)

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Record Label Duffy
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Product Catalogue No ART PRINT
Music Genre Rock, Male Solo
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Aladdin Sane Demi Contact Sheet
On the 19th April 1973, the Aladdin Sane album was released to critical acclaim. The music speaks for itself but rarely has a portrait on an album cover become the definitive image of one man. Rarely has an image become known as a cultural icon (as quoted by the V&A) or popularly known as the ‘Mona Lisa of Pop’. Thousands of words have been written on the image, numerous interpretations of the pool of liquid on David Bowie’s collarbone and the lighting flash has been replicated ad infinitum.

Taken by Duffy during the second of five sessions with David Bowie – Duffy’s most famous photograph dates from 1973, the iconic and revolutionary cover of David Bowie’s album – Aladdin Sane. This Demi Contact shows how different the album could have been with a selection of alternate poses.

The defining images of Duffy and Bowie’s creative relationship are synonymous with the legacy of both artists. Bowie's manager, Tony Defries, commissioned Duffy Design Concepts to create the entire Aladdin Sane album. The brief was simple: "Can you make it expensive?" The intention was to take Bowie to an international level. If the production cost were so expensive, the record label would have to pay attention. A dye-transfer image was the answer. This notoriously costly process, with production in Switzerland, ensured that RCA invested in the up-and-coming star. Duffy drew the iconic red and blue 'lightning bolt' across David’s face in lipstick. Makeup artist Pierre Laroche then filled in the outline. The image was sent to airbrush artist Philip Castle, who had previously worked with Duffy on the 1973 Pirelli Calendar. Castle added the water symbol to Bowie’s clavicle, which Bowie later remarked he thought was "quite sweet".

-These 12 x 12 Archival Quality Pigment Ink Prints are supplied with a white acid-free mount. The prints slip into a 12.4" vinyl album sleeve-sized frame.-The print has an image size of approximately 7.5 x 7.5 (19.05cm x 19.05cm) in a 12.4 x 12.4 (31.5cm x 31.5cm)
-Each open-edition print is handmade, printed, assembled and packed at the Duffy Archive. Each print is embossed with the Duffy Archive stamp, and the reverse of each mount has a sticker detailing a brief history of the session and ink-stamped with a Duffy logo.
-The prints are sleeved in a clear cellophane wrapper.

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Recording Artist David Bowie
Product Title Aladdin Sane Demi Contact Sheet - 1973 - Duffy Art Print
Product Information David Bowie Aladdin Sane Demi Contact Sheet - 1973 - Duffy Art Print UK artwork.
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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