Donna Jordan in Nanni Strada 1971 photographed by Oliviero Toscani
[first day as a bartender]
Customer: Iʼll have a martini, dry
Roger, staring at all the liquid ingredients: I donʼt know how to tell you this
“Look after yourselves, all of you, my angels.”
Freddie Mercury at his London flat by Doug Puddifoot, 1973.
September 1st, 1976
Queen performing at the Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh for the “A Night At The Opera” tour
1998.
Andy Warhol, “Mick Jagger Screenprint Portfolio,”1975,
In the summer of 1975, Jagger and his wife Bianca rented Warhol’s house in Long Island. There, with a new superstar in proximity, Warhol took many snapshots of Jagger, all of which show the musician bare chested and fiercely expressive. In the shots, Jagger showcases a variety of moods, from sultry to carefree to defiant.
Warhol later projected the photographs and used the images to trace his stylized line drawings. Thereafter, he combined these images with screened areas of solid color, allowing the photograph, lines and color to intersect dramatically.
The colors have an evocative effect, highlighting Jagger’s portrait in an evocative manner. For instance, the blocks of color placed over Jagger’s eyes intensify his gaze into a sultry and confrontational glare.
Medium: Screenprint on Arches Aquarelle (Rough) Paper,
Size: 43 1/2″ x 29″ Each
Queen, 1974
Johnny Depp at the Dare Benefit (22/02/1994)
“if the doors of perception were cleansed, every thing would appear to man as it is: infinite.” - william blake, “the marriage of heaven and hell” 1793.
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