Trafford Parsons: We Love Aladin Sane
From the REBEL REBEL exhibition running at Zapato until January 2025.
60cm X 60cm
David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album cover is one of the most iconic images in music history. Released in 1973, the cover features Bowie as his flamboyant alter ego, Aladdin Sane, with a vivid lightning bolt painted across his face. Shot by photographer Brian Duffy, the image presents Bowie shirtless against a stark white background, his flaming red hair swept back and his eyes closed. The lightning bolt, split between vivid blue and red, slashes diagonally across his face, while a mysterious teardrop sits just below his clavicle. The cover is a bold statement of glam rock and reinvention, encapsulating Bowie’s fearless experimentation with identity and visual artistry.
Trafford Parsons’ hand-printed homage to Aladdin Sane, created with diamond dust, reinterprets this legendary image with a modern, textured elegance. Staying faithful to the original composition, Parsons preserves the striking pose and lightning motif but elevates the artwork with shimmering diamond dust, which adds a radiant, almost celestial quality. The monochrome tones are accented by the sparkling details, drawing attention to the contours of Bowie’s face and the electrifying bolt.
This piece honours the glam rock era while imbuing it with tactile brilliance, making it a fitting tribute to Bowie’s legacy as a pioneer of music and visual storytelling.
ChatGPTDavid Bowie’s Aladdin Sane
Trafford Parsons’ hand-printed homage to Aladdin Sane, created with diamond dust, reinterprets this legendary image with a modern, textured elegance. Staying faithful to the original composition, Parsons preserves the striking pose and lightning motif but elevates the artwork with shimmering diamond dust, which adds a radiant, almost celestial quality. The monochrome tones are accented by the sparkling details, drawing attention to the contours of Bowie’s face and the electrifying bolt.
The character and album of Aladdin Sane represent a pivotal moment in David Bowie’s career, reflecting a transition from the cosmic otherworldliness of Ziggy Stardust to a more grounded, yet fractured and chaotic persona. Released in 1973, Aladdin Sane is often described as "Ziggy goes to America," embodying the disorienting effects of Bowie’s rapid rise to fame and his experiences touring the United States.
This piece honors the glam rock era while imbuing it with a tactile brilliance, making it a fitting tribute to Bowie’s legacy as a pioneer of music and visual storytelling.
LIMITED EDITION of 100 prints,
Hand printed silk screen print on cartridge paper… with silver glitter.
Numbered and signed.
The look of this print is mostly monochrome with hand coloured lightning bolt, mixing old photo printing techniques with painting.
The prints are all hand pulled silk screen prints so each one has its own individual eccentricities that are intrinsic to this process.
From the REBEL REBEL exhibition running at Zapato until January 2025.
60cm X 60cm
David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album cover is one of the most iconic images in music history. Released in 1973, the cover features Bowie as his flamboyant alter ego, Aladdin Sane, with a vivid lightning bolt painted across his face. Shot by photographer Brian Duffy, the image presents Bowie shirtless against a stark white background, his flaming red hair swept back and his eyes closed. The lightning bolt, split between vivid blue and red, slashes diagonally across his face, while a mysterious teardrop sits just below his clavicle. The cover is a bold statement of glam rock and reinvention, encapsulating Bowie’s fearless experimentation with identity and visual artistry.
Trafford Parsons’ hand-printed homage to Aladdin Sane, created with diamond dust, reinterprets this legendary image with a modern, textured elegance. Staying faithful to the original composition, Parsons preserves the striking pose and lightning motif but elevates the artwork with shimmering diamond dust, which adds a radiant, almost celestial quality. The monochrome tones are accented by the sparkling details, drawing attention to the contours of Bowie’s face and the electrifying bolt.
This piece honours the glam rock era while imbuing it with tactile brilliance, making it a fitting tribute to Bowie’s legacy as a pioneer of music and visual storytelling.
ChatGPTDavid Bowie’s Aladdin Sane
Trafford Parsons’ hand-printed homage to Aladdin Sane, created with diamond dust, reinterprets this legendary image with a modern, textured elegance. Staying faithful to the original composition, Parsons preserves the striking pose and lightning motif but elevates the artwork with shimmering diamond dust, which adds a radiant, almost celestial quality. The monochrome tones are accented by the sparkling details, drawing attention to the contours of Bowie’s face and the electrifying bolt.
The character and album of Aladdin Sane represent a pivotal moment in David Bowie’s career, reflecting a transition from the cosmic otherworldliness of Ziggy Stardust to a more grounded, yet fractured and chaotic persona. Released in 1973, Aladdin Sane is often described as "Ziggy goes to America," embodying the disorienting effects of Bowie’s rapid rise to fame and his experiences touring the United States.
This piece honors the glam rock era while imbuing it with a tactile brilliance, making it a fitting tribute to Bowie’s legacy as a pioneer of music and visual storytelling.
LIMITED EDITION of 100 prints,
Hand printed silk screen print on cartridge paper… with silver glitter.
Numbered and signed.
The look of this print is mostly monochrome with hand coloured lightning bolt, mixing old photo printing techniques with painting.
The prints are all hand pulled silk screen prints so each one has its own individual eccentricities that are intrinsic to this process.
From the REBEL REBEL exhibition running at Zapato until January 2025.
60cm X 60cm
David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album cover is one of the most iconic images in music history. Released in 1973, the cover features Bowie as his flamboyant alter ego, Aladdin Sane, with a vivid lightning bolt painted across his face. Shot by photographer Brian Duffy, the image presents Bowie shirtless against a stark white background, his flaming red hair swept back and his eyes closed. The lightning bolt, split between vivid blue and red, slashes diagonally across his face, while a mysterious teardrop sits just below his clavicle. The cover is a bold statement of glam rock and reinvention, encapsulating Bowie’s fearless experimentation with identity and visual artistry.
Trafford Parsons’ hand-printed homage to Aladdin Sane, created with diamond dust, reinterprets this legendary image with a modern, textured elegance. Staying faithful to the original composition, Parsons preserves the striking pose and lightning motif but elevates the artwork with shimmering diamond dust, which adds a radiant, almost celestial quality. The monochrome tones are accented by the sparkling details, drawing attention to the contours of Bowie’s face and the electrifying bolt.
This piece honours the glam rock era while imbuing it with tactile brilliance, making it a fitting tribute to Bowie’s legacy as a pioneer of music and visual storytelling.
ChatGPTDavid Bowie’s Aladdin Sane
Trafford Parsons’ hand-printed homage to Aladdin Sane, created with diamond dust, reinterprets this legendary image with a modern, textured elegance. Staying faithful to the original composition, Parsons preserves the striking pose and lightning motif but elevates the artwork with shimmering diamond dust, which adds a radiant, almost celestial quality. The monochrome tones are accented by the sparkling details, drawing attention to the contours of Bowie’s face and the electrifying bolt.
The character and album of Aladdin Sane represent a pivotal moment in David Bowie’s career, reflecting a transition from the cosmic otherworldliness of Ziggy Stardust to a more grounded, yet fractured and chaotic persona. Released in 1973, Aladdin Sane is often described as "Ziggy goes to America," embodying the disorienting effects of Bowie’s rapid rise to fame and his experiences touring the United States.
This piece honors the glam rock era while imbuing it with a tactile brilliance, making it a fitting tribute to Bowie’s legacy as a pioneer of music and visual storytelling.
LIMITED EDITION of 100 prints,
Hand printed silk screen print on cartridge paper… with silver glitter.
Numbered and signed.
The look of this print is mostly monochrome with hand coloured lightning bolt, mixing old photo printing techniques with painting.
The prints are all hand pulled silk screen prints so each one has its own individual eccentricities that are intrinsic to this process.
