Artist Mark Wardel on David Bowie and Cracked Actor: The Fly in the Milk - a new book!

Mark Wardel has been a fan of David Bowie since Ziggy Stardust. He won the Art prize at school for his1974 painting of Bowie, and in 1979 he received a Berlin Air Mail letter from the man himself thanking him for a piece of Cracked Actor inspired fan art he had made.

For Mark, creating the hand-painted artworks for this book really was just a natural extension of all of that. The Fly in the Milk is the story of the making, broadcast and influence of Alan Yentob’s groundbreaking 1975 BBC documentary. Including interviews with many of those involved and access to internal BBC files from the time – this book is a celebration of Bowie captured during this crucial period.

The book features artwork by renowned British artist and longtime Bowie fan Mark Wardel, previously unseen live ‘74 shots of Bowie by David Stratford and words by Susan Compo and Mark Wardel.

The book is printed in colour on art-quality paper and will be available on its own or in a limited-edition box including a copy of the life mask shown being taken in Cracked Actor. Bowie/Isolar purchased two of Mark’s masks for inclusion in the official Bowie archive.

To buy the book.

https://redplanetmusicbooks.com/products/david-bowie-and-cracked-actor-the-fly-in-the-milk-1

To listen to Mark's in-depth first interview:

https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/mark-wardel-artist/id1571131713?i=1000610947704

To watch this interview on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/4T4U3MRfFF8?si=DK3XyZJZZxJIjDec

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