David Bowie  Face on Black by Raymond

Description & Inspiration

This striking portrait of David Bowie captures the artist in a dramatic chiaroscuro composition. Half of his face is swallowed by deep black, while the other half reveals a piercing, almost confrontational gaze with his iconic blue eye glowing through the darkness. It’s an image that channels mystery, strength, and vulnerability – a tribute to Bowie’s unique ability to embody contrasts.

Technique & Materials

Created in Raymond’s signature acrylic pouring fusion, the artwork combines sharp monochrome contrasts with subtle textures. The single illuminated eye becomes the focal point, breaking through the darkness with an almost supernatural intensity. The minimalist approach transforms the portrait into something timeless and symbolic.

Impact & Meaning

Bowie’s career was defined by reinvention, by living in-between worlds – music and theater, reality and fantasy, light and shadow. This work represents that duality: the hidden and the revealed, the eternal enigma of one of the most influential cultural figures of the 20th century.

Collectors Information

•Medium: Acrylic on canvas

•Original Size: 39,3×39,3 in / 100x100cm

•Availability: Limited Edition Prints

•Original size or 50% of the original

•Printed on Hahnemühle FineArt Paper or Belgian Linen

•Each edition is 3D scanned, produced in Amsterdam by a master printer, hand-numbered, and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.

•Creation Year: 4. July 2020