Æ (XX-XXI) - Set of 3 – “David Bowie · Starman Visions” (2026) – Mixed Media Triptych
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Æ’s hand-signed, limited-edition triptych of David Bowie comprises three mixed-media works in pastel and spray paint on paper, from an edition of 10 sets.
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Æ (Spain, b. 1977)
David Bowie — Starman Visions – Triptych (X3)
Signed · Numbered · Certificate of Authenticity Included
This monochrome triptych condenses David Bowie into three fragmented visual identities, exploring transformation as both performance and existential condition. Rather than portraying Bowie as a musician alone, Æ approaches the figure as a shifting symbolic construct — a face continuously rewritten through image, gesture, and reinvention.
Across the three panels, Bowie emerges through changing emotional temperatures: detached, contemplative, and transcendent. The sequence operates like a visual mutation unfolding across time, echoing the instability and theatrical elegance that defined Bowie’s artistic language. Together, the works evoke the sensation of identity in perpetual transition — the human figure dissolving into iconography.
Drawing from post-punk graphic culture, glam-era photography, Japanese print aesthetics, and eroded mezzotint portraiture, the compositions emphasize asymmetry, negative space, and tonal fracture. Light behaves less as illumination than as interruption, carving the face into abstract planes and spectral silhouettes.
Executed in stark black and white, the triptych privileges atmosphere, texture, and symbolic presence over realism. Granular transitions, distressed surfaces, and expressive ink-like marks evoke damaged film stills or lost underground prints from an alternate cultural archive. Bowie becomes simultaneously distant and monumental — a myth reconstructed through absence and contrast.
Each piece is individually hand-finished using spray paint and pastel crayons on archival paper, resulting in subtle variations that reinforce the uniqueness of each set while maintaining strong visual cohesion across the triptych. The result is a collector-oriented interpretation of David Bowie as an enduring emblem of transformation, ambiguity, and creative mutation.
Artwork details
• Triptych (set of 3 artworks)
• Total size: 37 × 66 cm (each artwork: 37 × 22 cm)
• Medium: Mixed media (spray paint and pastel crayons on paper)
• Edition: Strictly limited to 10 hand-numbered sets
• References: 1952 · 1953 · 1954
• Authentication: Hand-signed and numbered, each artwork accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity with holographic seal
• Paper: Acid-free Hahnemühle rice paper for Sumi-e (archival quality)
• Registration: Recorded in the artist’s official catalog
• Shipping: Shipped directly from the artist’s studio
Seller's Story
Æ (ae2381) is a contemporary multimedia artist with formal training in Multimedia Engineering and East Asian Studies (Barcelona, 2004–2008). His practice merges modern visual language with Japanese pop culture and traditional aesthetics, creating bold, narrative-driven compositions that bridge East and West.
Extensive travels through Japan and Indonesia have deeply shaped his vision, infusing his work with a sensitivity to everyday beauty, ritual, and regional craft traditions that continue to guide his creative direction.
An original work by Æ is held in the Oriental Art Collection of the Zaragoza Museum, forming part of the institution’s permanent holdings.
All official listings are available exclusively on Catawiki — bid with confidence.
Æ (Spain, b. 1977)
David Bowie — Starman Visions – Triptych (X3)
Signed · Numbered · Certificate of Authenticity Included
This monochrome triptych condenses David Bowie into three fragmented visual identities, exploring transformation as both performance and existential condition. Rather than portraying Bowie as a musician alone, Æ approaches the figure as a shifting symbolic construct — a face continuously rewritten through image, gesture, and reinvention.
Across the three panels, Bowie emerges through changing emotional temperatures: detached, contemplative, and transcendent. The sequence operates like a visual mutation unfolding across time, echoing the instability and theatrical elegance that defined Bowie’s artistic language. Together, the works evoke the sensation of identity in perpetual transition — the human figure dissolving into iconography.
Drawing from post-punk graphic culture, glam-era photography, Japanese print aesthetics, and eroded mezzotint portraiture, the compositions emphasize asymmetry, negative space, and tonal fracture. Light behaves less as illumination than as interruption, carving the face into abstract planes and spectral silhouettes.
Executed in stark black and white, the triptych privileges atmosphere, texture, and symbolic presence over realism. Granular transitions, distressed surfaces, and expressive ink-like marks evoke damaged film stills or lost underground prints from an alternate cultural archive. Bowie becomes simultaneously distant and monumental — a myth reconstructed through absence and contrast.
Each piece is individually hand-finished using spray paint and pastel crayons on archival paper, resulting in subtle variations that reinforce the uniqueness of each set while maintaining strong visual cohesion across the triptych. The result is a collector-oriented interpretation of David Bowie as an enduring emblem of transformation, ambiguity, and creative mutation.
Artwork details
• Triptych (set of 3 artworks)
• Total size: 37 × 66 cm (each artwork: 37 × 22 cm)
• Medium: Mixed media (spray paint and pastel crayons on paper)
• Edition: Strictly limited to 10 hand-numbered sets
• References: 1952 · 1953 · 1954
• Authentication: Hand-signed and numbered, each artwork accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity with holographic seal
• Paper: Acid-free Hahnemühle rice paper for Sumi-e (archival quality)
• Registration: Recorded in the artist’s official catalog
• Shipping: Shipped directly from the artist’s studio
Seller's Story
Æ (ae2381) is a contemporary multimedia artist with formal training in Multimedia Engineering and East Asian Studies (Barcelona, 2004–2008). His practice merges modern visual language with Japanese pop culture and traditional aesthetics, creating bold, narrative-driven compositions that bridge East and West.
Extensive travels through Japan and Indonesia have deeply shaped his vision, infusing his work with a sensitivity to everyday beauty, ritual, and regional craft traditions that continue to guide his creative direction.
An original work by Æ is held in the Oriental Art Collection of the Zaragoza Museum, forming part of the institution’s permanent holdings.
All official listings are available exclusively on Catawiki — bid with confidence.
Details
Edition number
10
Edition
Limited edition
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Sold with frame
No
Artist
Æ (XX-XXI)
Technique
Mixed media, Mixed technique, Pastel
Title of artwork
Set of 3 – “David Bowie · Starman Visions” (2026) – Mixed Media Triptych
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
2026
Colour
Beige, Black
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
37 cm
Width
66 cm
Depiction/theme
Pop Culture
Style
Conceptual art
Period
2020+
