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David Studwell is a contemporary artist, whose work explores the traditional print making processes and cultures of the twentieth century. Taking photographic images of some of the century’s greatest icons and celebrities from Al Capone to Marilyn Monroe Studwell revitalises them with washes of retro colour, for a distinctly Pop Art feel. ‘David Bowie’ depicts an image of Bowie but not as we have seen before. Forget Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Zane this is not yet another reproduction of Bowie with the lighting bolt, but a New York State Police Department mug shot, washed with violent, burnt orange. Studwell’s eye is so finely tuned to timelessly iconic and compelling images, while his sensitivity to colour and tonality adds the finishing touch for the perfect pop screen print.
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