Limited edition. 100
Fan art style. 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 cellerbrates 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.
The original Aladdin Sane portrait photograph was created by Brian Duffy, with the lightning bolt make-up designed by Pierre La Roche for David Bowie’s 1973 album Aladdin Sane.
This artwork by Trafford Parsons is an independent fan-art tribute created in response to that iconic cultural image. This work is not affiliated with or endorsed by the David Bowie estate.
All prints are sent out “Signed For”, within 7 working days.
