David Bowie's new album cover is actually taken from his previous album cover 'hero's'. This could be seen as a bricolage/ pastiche.
British born Bowie also went by the nickname: Ziggy Stardust - also the name of on of his songs.
“I once asked Lennon what he thought of what I do. He said 'it's great, but it's just rock and roll with lipstick on"
David Bowie has Beocme an icon in his own right. He was the main musical artist of the seventies and eighties and was admired for his New Romantic style. Glam Rock movement he inspired with Ziggy Stardust is arguably a grand work of performance art. Notable references to artists include the song “Andy Warhol”. David bowie was an artist himself, therefore an interesting choice to comment on such a famous artist of a similar time frame.
In 1995 Bowie released Outside, a complex album that is best understood as both a reflection of fin de siècle anxiety and a critical commentary on the state of the visual arts at the end of millennium. The 'Outside' album featured disconnect songs and Brian Eno (producer) at the time said that he was not interested in making a record of disconnected songs. Bowie wanted his music to emulate real life, therefore with conclusive song endings/beginings it was unrealistic. However realistic to what an audience would expect.
Every album of his was known for having a different genre or sound and every album was in some way different to the last. This could be considered post-modern as it rejects the normal conventions and structuring of an album.
Bowie makes a comment on society through his music, such as sex and drugs.
Juxtaposing lyrics - “Give me your heart and i'll love you untill tuesday" juxtaposes to "Homo Sapiens have outgrown their use"
In 1995 Bowie released Outside, a complex album that is best understood as both a reflection of fin de siècle anxiety and a critical commentary on the state of the visual arts at the end of millennium. The 'Outside' album featured disconnect songs and Brian Eno (producer) at the time said that he was not interested in making a record of disconnected songs. Bowie wanted his music to emulate real life, therefore with conclusive song endings/beginings it was unrealistic. However realistic to what an audience would expect.
Every album of his was known for having a different genre or sound and every album was in some way different to the last. This could be considered post-modern as it rejects the normal conventions and structuring of an album.
Bowie makes a comment on society through his music, such as sex and drugs.
Juxtaposing lyrics - “Give me your heart and i'll love you untill tuesday" juxtaposes to "Homo Sapiens have outgrown their use"
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