David Bowie — Cracked Actor (3D Holographic Edition)
from $3,200.00
O'Keefe Centre, Toronto — June 16, 1974
Original Photograph: John Rowlands | 3D Holographic Rendering: Alex Mayhew (LEX) — 2025
Captured during Bowie's performance of Cracked Actor, this 3D holographic edition transforms the photograph into a dimensional, immersive experience. Bowie exudes a rare combination of poise, charisma, and self-awareness, suspended between movement and stillness. Certificate of Authenticity signed by John Rowlands and Alex Mayhew, strictly limited edition.
The Full Story
The Moment
Captured during Bowie's performance of Cracked Actor, this image freezes a fleeting instant of theatrical intensity. Bowie exudes a rare combination of poise, charisma, and self-awareness, suspended between movement and stillness. The photograph preserves the tension and drama of the stage, offering a glimpse into his transformative post-Ziggy persona without relying on specific props or costume details.
The Heritage
The Diamond Dogs Tour redefined live rock spectacle, and this performance remains emblematic of Bowie's post-Ziggy transformation. This image occupies a uniquely collectible niche in Bowie visual history, immortalizing his dual identity as both performer and actor, and preserving a pivotal intersection of musical innovation, theatricality, and personal expression.
Curatorial Interpretation
Award-winning digital artist Alex Mayhew (www.alexmayhew.com) transforms the photograph into a dimensional, immersive experience, emphasizing presence and movement without altering the original scene. This artistic intervention enhances depth, light, and spatial relationships, making Bowie's dramatic poise immediate, alive, and hauntingly intimate. The viewer encounters not just a frozen moment, but the cinematic gravitas and theatrical spirit of Cracked Actor, as though peering into a suspended fragment of time.
Editions & Dimensions
LARGE (33" × 33") — Edition of 20
MEDIUM (19" × 25") — Edition of 100
Tighter framing variant offering a more intimate view
Provenance & Authentication
Premiere-release 3D holographic edition derived from Rowlands' unseen original photograph.
Strictly limited, hand-numbered edition.
Certified with Certificate of Authenticity signed by John Rowlands and Alex Mayhew.
Archival integrity ensured through museum-grade scanning and printing on acid-free lenticular substrate.
Size:
O'Keefe Centre, Toronto — June 16, 1974
Original Photograph: John Rowlands | 3D Holographic Rendering: Alex Mayhew (LEX) — 2025
Captured during Bowie's performance of Cracked Actor, this 3D holographic edition transforms the photograph into a dimensional, immersive experience. Bowie exudes a rare combination of poise, charisma, and self-awareness, suspended between movement and stillness. Certificate of Authenticity signed by John Rowlands and Alex Mayhew, strictly limited edition.
The Full Story
The Moment
Captured during Bowie's performance of Cracked Actor, this image freezes a fleeting instant of theatrical intensity. Bowie exudes a rare combination of poise, charisma, and self-awareness, suspended between movement and stillness. The photograph preserves the tension and drama of the stage, offering a glimpse into his transformative post-Ziggy persona without relying on specific props or costume details.
The Heritage
The Diamond Dogs Tour redefined live rock spectacle, and this performance remains emblematic of Bowie's post-Ziggy transformation. This image occupies a uniquely collectible niche in Bowie visual history, immortalizing his dual identity as both performer and actor, and preserving a pivotal intersection of musical innovation, theatricality, and personal expression.
Curatorial Interpretation
Award-winning digital artist Alex Mayhew (www.alexmayhew.com) transforms the photograph into a dimensional, immersive experience, emphasizing presence and movement without altering the original scene. This artistic intervention enhances depth, light, and spatial relationships, making Bowie's dramatic poise immediate, alive, and hauntingly intimate. The viewer encounters not just a frozen moment, but the cinematic gravitas and theatrical spirit of Cracked Actor, as though peering into a suspended fragment of time.
Editions & Dimensions
LARGE (33" × 33") — Edition of 20
MEDIUM (19" × 25") — Edition of 100
Tighter framing variant offering a more intimate view
Provenance & Authentication
Premiere-release 3D holographic edition derived from Rowlands' unseen original photograph.
Strictly limited, hand-numbered edition.
Certified with Certificate of Authenticity signed by John Rowlands and Alex Mayhew.
Archival integrity ensured through museum-grade scanning and printing on acid-free lenticular substrate.
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