candy darling was one of andy warhol's superstars, known for her acting in such movies as flesh and women in revolt. she had a very simple rule: always look beautiful. this picture shows candy in her deathbed, and as you can see, death's threat wasn't a reason to stop wearing make-up and look exquisitely stunning.
this picture, taken by peter hujar, was used recently on the cover for antony and the johnsons' album i am a bird now. highly recommended.
the velvet underground's song candy says (later beautifully covered by depeche mode's martin gore) was inspired by her, and lou reed also mentions her name in his song walk on the wild side.
one quick look at the picture shows a beautiful woman in a bed. a close inspection reveals that she's in a hospital... and that's when everything makes sense. that's when we realize that peter had a purpose... beauty against death. we know who won.
3 comments:
Disturbing yet beautiful...but i guess that's how life is anyway ;)
(K)
The flowers in that photograph are intriguing.
I once visited the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. There I was able to see his artwork, and learn more about his life as a young person.
edilma - i couldn't have said it better ;)
minnie - what a wonderful experience that must have been. warhol is something else. he did everything that could have been done in art, and of course he did it in his own lovely way. here's to andy! :)
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