Dragons' Den Back New Portelli Bowie Sculpture

We never bothered to scream, when your mask came off…

Some of you in the UK may have seen TV news reports regarding the private view for this exhibition. There were a few celebs there, including a few Dragons from the BBC’s Dragons’ Den, sponsors of the sculptor Guy Portelli. Guy’s latest work is the above Bowie sculpture, called Starman…for the time being at least.

I asked Guy what the inspiration behind the sculpture was…

“The inspiration came from the idea of a dressing table, with identities that could be applied. Within the base we have cast a latex skin that has been discarded, the Venetian mask is a theatrical tool to hide ones identity. The sculpture is nickel plated aluminium and mosaic and is aprox. 60 x 45 x 40cms and it’s an edition of 10.”

The piece made it’s debut at aforementioned private view for The Golden Age Of The Pop Icon The Golden Age Of The Pop Icon exhibition at The Mall Galleries in London, where, aside from Guy’s numerous other Pop Icon sculptures, there are lots of photo’s and other memorabilia including the three Bowie album cover prints produced by St Pauls Gallery and Bowie photos from the likes of Terry O’Neil and others.

I did say that the Bowie sculpture is titled Starman at the moment. Stay tuned for a contest to rename it and win a pair of tickets for an upcoming charity bash at the exhibition.

The Golden Age Of The Pop Icon exhibition is on now through to July 3rd, go here for more.

Thanx to Neil Robinson from St Pauls Gallery for the exhibition pictures and also to his colleague Symon Bland just ‘cos he would get jealous if he didn’t get a mention too! 😉