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'Strangest Living Atrocities': Guy Peellaert, 1934-2008
Author: Simon Sellars • Nov 20th, 2008 •Category: Ballardosphere, visual art
Speaking of dog-men with huge genitals, and the man who visualised them for Bowie, Guy Peellaert passed away this week (I remember buying Diamond Dogs on vinyl years ago and the offending parts had been airbrushed out, presumably by the record label).
It’s a shame Guy never designed a Ballard cover. JGB, after all, appreciated Chris Foss’s lurid airbursh overload as it applied to Crash. Surely that’s not a million miles away from the Peellaert ideal?
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BELOW: Guy Peellaert’s cover for Diamond Dogs.
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Hi, I’ve reached you via John Coulthart’s ‘Feuilleton’.
My deep condolences for Paelleart’s passing away, although late.
I love that Bowie record, even more than the trilogy he’s made with Brian Eno, also among my favourites.
This was a hard year regarding deaths. We’ve lost Alton Kelley, Rick Wright, now Paellaert, et. al. I hope it will stop for a while.
By the way, I’m a Ballard fan. I also write and illustrate and like having friends on the web with whom to talk to. Check my website, it’s not much, but is has one or two things concerning my writing and some of my illustrations.
All the best