Flowers, Skulls, Contacts
David Bailey
Poem : Amanda Harrison
Steidl, Göttingen 2010, 168 pages, 29 x 33 cm, Leather, ISBN 978-3-86930-128-0, Out of print at the publisher
euro 65,00
Dedicated to Catherine Bailey
This book combines David Bailey's recent color photographs of still-life flowers and skulls with black-and-white contacts of his iconic celebrity portraiture and fashion work from the 1960s. One might analyze Bailey's combination of these bodies of work in light of the vanitas tradition, seeing it as a commentary on mortality and the passing of time. Indeed such a reading is tempting when comparing images of wilting roses with contacts of Brian Jones and John Lennon, both of whom appear confident in the prime of youth, unaware of the fates that will befall them. But perhaps this is too much, and Bailey himself would probably tell you so. For him, the flowers, skulls and contacts are simply different projects that he was working on simultaneously and decided to combine because he likes the idea of eclectic collections. Enough said.
18/11/22
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Billy Sullivan (American, 1946), Summer Sunday Breakfast, 1984. Ink on paper, 60 x 42 in.
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Still life with flowers, vegetables, fruits and berries - Jette Stoltz , 1964-65.
Swedish , 1923-2010
Oil on canvas , 115 x 115 cm..
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Georg Flegel (1566-1638)
"Still-Life with Fried Eggs" (c. 1630-1638)
Oil on beech wood
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Masao Yamamoto ~ (unknown title) and AM # 34, Ambrotypes, printed 2023 | src Gallery 51
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"Still Life with Tulips and Hyacinth” by Coenraet Roepel. Edited.
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Photography by Xuebing Du
Instagram: xuebing.du
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Joan Warburton (British, 1920-1996), Summer Flowers, 1965. Oil on canvas, 76 x 61 cm.
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Franz Leitgeb (German, 1911–1997)
Floral piece with roses
oil on wood
50 x 40 cm. (19.7 x 15.7 in.)
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