GLAMOUR BOYS

The icons of the glam rock era are the paragons of superstardom. They are still held up as superhuman gods and monsters and were both heroes to me and a source of personal inspiration. In my continuing exploration of the birth and death of the American dream, I was drawn to a series exploring these idols. In many ways, their preening confidence, slick fluidity, and foppish artistry set against a gold-plated lifestyle redefined what it was to be successful and what it was to be a man. Their image was aspiration defined. Those qualities are captured in the juxtapositions evident in these works. The art's flowering, glittering layers are at once gritty and Edwardian. The colors, shifting and dappled. The juxtapositions as fascinating as the icons of my teenage dreams.

For my musical mindset for these works, check out Alice Cooper on the truly great "Billion Dollar Babies."