Image Credit: [ONLINE] Available at: http://pymca.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/pymca_00015594.jpg. [Accessed 15 November 2014].
Leigh Bowery was born in 1961 in Sunshine, Victoria, Australia. Bowery moved to London at a young age, establishing himself as a fashion designer and flamboyant nightlife fixture. In 1985, Bowery opened the disco and fetish nightclub Taboo. Bowery remained active in art and theater circles until his death from AIDS-related illness in 1994.
His influence reached through the fashion, club and art worlds to impact, amongst others, Meadham Kirchhoff, Alexander McQueen, Lucian Freud, Vivienne Westwood, Boy George, Antony and the Johnsons, Lady Gaga, John Galliano, the Scissor Sisters, David LaChapelle, Lady Bunny plus numerous Nu-Rave bands and nightclubs in London and New York City which arguably perpetuated his avant garde ideas.
In addition to his club activities, Bowery participated in performance art, and was well-connected within the art and theater circles of London. He often performed in face paint, lurex clothing and masks, relishing the opportunity to shock and flout convention whenever possible. Bowery also served as a model, posing nude for some of Lucien Freud's later portraits.
His influence reached through the fashion, club and art worlds to impact, amongst others, Meadham Kirchhoff, Alexander McQueen, Lucian Freud, Vivienne Westwood, Boy George, Antony and the Johnsons, Lady Gaga, John Galliano, the Scissor Sisters, David LaChapelle, Lady Bunny plus numerous Nu-Rave bands and nightclubs in London and New York City which arguably perpetuated his avant garde ideas.
Image Credit: Violette Editions - Leigh Bowery Postcards. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.violetteeditions.com/books/previously_published/Leigh_Bowery_Postcards.html. [Accessed 15 November 2014].
In addition to his club activities, Bowery participated in performance art, and was well-connected within the art and theater circles of London. He often performed in face paint, lurex clothing and masks, relishing the opportunity to shock and flout convention whenever possible. Bowery also served as a model, posing nude for some of Lucien Freud's later portraits.
Image Credit: Hidden Treasures - Lucian Freud. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.hiddentreasuresthemovie.com/aboutArt/03-freud.html. [Accessed 15 November 2014 ]
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Leigh Bowery. [Internet]. 2014. The Biography.com website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/leigh-bowery-20943343 [Accessed 15 Nov 2014].
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