Bryan Ferry - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print, 2020

Bryan Ferry - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music poses at the Raymond Revue Bar, a theatre and strip club, in Soho, London February 2001 (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Unframed Signed and numbered by the artist. Edition limited to 25 only this size Printed 2020 This size image: 20 x 24'' / 51 x 61 cm About the image: ''Smack in the middle of prime time, I was face-to-face with one of my heroes, Bryan Ferry. In 2001, Roxy Music besides Bryan were Andy MacKay and Phil Manzanita. Especially ‘Roxy Music’ and ‘For Your Pleasure’ were defining moments. One of THE great thrills being able to contribute. The problem for me this day was my overall schedule. I had just been in America for a few weeks working many shoots. I arrived back on the morning of the Roxy photo session. Schedule was insane and not ever a healthy option, but it was impossible to miss out on this one. Arrived at the venue just in time to see Bryan having a go at the stylist who forgot the exact suit he wanted to wear. Big delay ensued but this worked in my favour to have more set-up time. 2001 style was too much lighting equipment. The amount of lighting was ridiculous usually and this requires intense physical labour. Energy this day was low compared to normal but my intent was high! Looking back now I can find a few gems in what was a frustrating job for me there were also lots more dramas going on this day, however I can look at this photo of Mr. Ferry with pride and happy that I had the opportunity, now going on 20 years ago. Another great perk of this job was getting to shoot inside the Raymond Revue Bar, an old Soho stripper institution which fit perfectly. Spectacularly full of ideas yet exhaustion caused issues with many issues. I realized how much focused energy I actually needed in order to make every shoot work.'' - Kevin Westenberg OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE : Size 1. 16 x 20'' Signed and numbered edition of 25. cost $ 2,500 Size 2. 20 x 24'' Signed and numbered edition of 25. cost $ 2,950 Size 3. 24 x 30'' Signed and numbered edition of 25. cost $ 3,375 Size 4. 30 x 40'' Signed and numbered edition of 10 (+2 a/p). cost $ 5,605 Size 5. 40 x 60'' Signed and numbered edition of 3 (1 a/p). cost $ 18,500 About the artist : Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie stars for over 25 years. His technique of lighting, colour and composition has helped to produce his own unique visual style. Shortly after receiving an Architecture degree he moved to London where he’s been based since 1983. Westenberg is self-taught and learned his trade working for the UK inkies “New Musical Express” and “Melody Maker” mainly throughout the late 80’s and 90’s documenting amongst others all the UK ‘Britpop’ bands. The breakthrough came in 1993-1994 with the release of Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales and Mary J Blige’s Share My World. These two album covers changed the perception of the work worldwide and thus began a run of 20 years of commissions and choice opportunities. For the last 25 years, his musical heritage includes portraits of Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Coldplay, White Stripes, Jane's Addiction, Sting, Bjork, Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Luther Vandross, Nine Inch Nails, Stone Roses, The Pixies, Paul Weller, Rufus Wainwright, Michael Stipe, U2, Mary J. Blige, R.E.M., Black Sabbath, Massive Attack, BB King, The Rolling Stones, PJ Harvey, Marilyn Manson, Pete Doherty, Oasis, Soundgarden, Jake Bugg, and Bon Jovi among many others. Also included are 100’s of albums, singles, magazine & book covers from around the world. He’s also been chosen as official photographer for the LIVE 8 Hyde Park event in 2005 and for Led Zeppelin reunion concert at the 02 Arena, London. The work & interest also include a wide range of artists portraits beyond the music world. David Lynch, Paul Auster, The Coen Brothers, Rupert Friend, Sir Tom Stoppard, Orla Kiely, Vincent Cassel, Audrey Tautou, Billy Bob Thornton, Ethan Hawke, Alan Rickman, Daniel Bruhl, Sean Penn, Shirley Henderson, Aaron Eckhart, Robin Wright, Rhys Ifans, Frances McDormand, Jean-Luc Godard, Ray Winstone, Michel Gondry and Naomi Watts are amongst these portraits. “Rolling Stone”, “Spin”, “Q”, “Time Out”, “Les Inrockuptibles”, “Vogue”, “Rockin On Japan”, “Esquire”, “New York Times Magazine”, “Telegraph” and “Observer” Magazines, “Interview” and dozens of others around the world have commissioned him. The last 15 years he’s been a staff photographer at MOJO Magazine producing many covers and features. Most recently photographing Sir Paul McCartney for the cover story of the November 2013 issue. Westenberg’s biggest honour to date arrived in 2012 when he had his first major global museum show. The location was the ‘Kobe Fashion Museum’, one of Japan’s largest museums. The whole museum was dedicated to Westenberg’s works for a 3 month period. Over 70 images were included in a wide range of sizes, styles and presentation. The catalogue produced sold out during the exhibition’s run. The 20-year attendance record for the museum was also broken by the exhibition. b&w backstage concert stage live music nightlife nightclub vocals singer lights velvet red