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Bowie: An Illustrated Life Hesse, María
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781477318874
- Book Title
- Bowie : an Illustrated Life
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Item Length
- 9.6 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Music, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Cultural Heritage, Composers & Musicians, Individual Composer & Musician
- Item Weight
- 22.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 168 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
1477318879
ISBN-13
9781477318874
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038387700
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bowie : an Illustrated Life
Number of Pages
168 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Composers & Musicians, Individual Composer & Musician
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-052867
Reviews
Evocatively illustrated from start to finish, [ Bowie ] is a stellar tribute to an inimitable star., While Bowie portrayed many larger-than-life characters in his music, this book attempts to turn Bowie himself into a similarly superhuman character, adding a few extra dashes of magic, wonder and awe into his already stunning life as an artist., [ Bowie 's] fabulous ink and watercolor portraits...borrow elements of religious iconography to portray Bowie with heart and nerves exposed, wrapped in rainbows, or sprouting plant life. The art reflects a man consumed with himself as an evolving art project, at once self-absorbed and self-sacrificing, cooly aesthetic and curiously, lovably human., [An] inventive biography...Told from Bowie's viewpoint, readers follow along his personal and professional life and meet many of the famous musicians he interacted with, including Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, Freddie Mercury and others., This isn't a traditional biography by any stretch, which makes perfect sense for anyone even vaguely familiar with the life and times of David Robert Jones...This illustrated version serves its purpose well because art (or artifice) was such an integral part of his persona...Hesse's work gives the pages a hypnotic power, mimicking legendary photographs in a style all her own., [A] delightful little tome...it's easy to devour in a single sitting, making it more a creative introduction than an authoritative, essential work. That doesn't stop it from being pleasurable., [A] beautifully illustrated book of [Bowie's] life--not a 'graphic biography' but something more imaginative.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
782.42166092 B
Table Of Content
Introduction Timeline Absolute beginners Liftoff Hazy cosmic jive The side effects of the cocaine Standing by the wall Put a bullet in my brain and it makes all the papers Dancing with the big boys A heart for the tin man World wide Bowie Never get old I can't give everything away Discography Bibliography Acknowledgments
Synopsis
David Bowie was a master of artifice and reinvention. In that same spirit, illustrator Mar a Hesse and writer Fran Ruiz have created a vivid retelling of the life of David Robert Jones, from his working-class childhood to glam rock success to superstardom, concluding with the final recording sessions after his cancer diagnosis. Narrated from the rock star's point of view, Bowie colorfully renders both the personal and the professional turning points in a life marked by evolution and innovation. We see Bowie facing the sorrow of his brother's mental illness, kicking a cocaine habit while other musicians succumbed to deadly overdoses, contending with a tumultuous love life, and radiating joy as a father. Along the way, he describes how he shattered the boundaries of song and society with a counterculture cast that included Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, and Freddie Mercury--as well as his own creations, Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke. Evocatively illustrated from start to finish, Bowie is a stellar tribute to an inimitable star., David Bowie was a master of artifice and reinvention. In that same spirit, illustrator María Hesse and writer Fran Ruiz have created a vivid retelling of the life of David Robert Jones, from his working-class childhood to glam rock success to superstardom, concluding with the final recording sessions after his cancer diagnosis. Narrated from the rock star's point of view, Bowie colorfully renders both the personal and the professional turning points in a life marked by evolution and innovation. We see Bowie facing the sorrow of his brother's mental illness, kicking a cocaine habit while other musicians succumbed to deadly overdoses, contending with a tumultuous love life, and radiating joy as a father. Along the way, he describes how he shattered the boundaries of song and society with a counterculture cast that included Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, and Freddie Mercury--as well as his own creations, Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke. Evocatively illustrated from start to finish, Bowie is a stellar tribute to an inimitable star., An inventive biography of David Bowie, featuring María Hesse?s cosmic illustrations of this otherworldly music legend.
LC Classification Number
ML420.B754H4813 2019
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