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A review by carmenere
Bowie: An Illustrated Life by Mar Hesse, Fran Ruiz
4.0
Ever since I read Hesse's Graphic Novel Frida Kahlo: A biography I've been anxiously awaiting her next book and here it is!
As I said in my review of Kahlo, Hesse once again features the "life, loves, passions and pain" of her latest subject, David Bowie.
By mixing "passages of Bowie's real life with fantastical elements" Hesse relates his story in first person form starting with his arrival to earth as David Robert Haywood Jones. Over the years he transformed into many different personas and similar to many rock stars of the late 20th century, wrestled with the same demons that seemed to be the norm at that time.
The read and visuals of this book shed light on an artist who truly chose to delve into new areas of his craft with every album and with every concert tour.
With the aid of the Discography Hesse includes at the books conclusion, I'll certainly be revisiting Bowie's iconic works with a new perspective.
As I said in my review of Kahlo, Hesse once again features the "life, loves, passions and pain" of her latest subject, David Bowie.
By mixing "passages of Bowie's real life with fantastical elements" Hesse relates his story in first person form starting with his arrival to earth as David Robert Haywood Jones. Over the years he transformed into many different personas and similar to many rock stars of the late 20th century, wrestled with the same demons that seemed to be the norm at that time.
The read and visuals of this book shed light on an artist who truly chose to delve into new areas of his craft with every album and with every concert tour.
With the aid of the Discography Hesse includes at the books conclusion, I'll certainly be revisiting Bowie's iconic works with a new perspective.