Contemporary Art with a Rock n'Roll edge!
£3,500.00
BACKGROUND:
The photograph of Brian Molko's, lead singer of the band Placebo was taken by Scarlet Page in 1997 for Kerrang! magazine, it marked an important moment in the careers of both the band and Scarlet's own career as a photographer.
Brian Molko - Placebo, London 1996
Brian Molko, adorned with angel wings, was part of a shoot for Kerrang!, during the early days of Placebo’s career. I’ve always had a deep connection with the band, and this shoot was particularly special for me.
The inspiration for this image came when I stumbled upon a pair of flimsy plastic wings at London’s Portobello Market. I decided to buy them on a whim, curious to see what we could create with them. When I brought them to the shoot, Brian immediately transformed them into something magical, embodying a fallen angel with effortless grace.
His makeup was exquisite that day, with glitter accentuating his bright eyes and androgynous beauty. The combination of these elements made the shoot unforgettable, capturing Brian’s unique essence that defines both him and the band.
(Scarlet Page)
Coniciding with the bands breakthrough album Nancy Boy, released in 1996, the image has since become a synonymous with 90's indie music and alternative culture and fashion.
This image can be seen in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
ABOUT THE ARTWORK:
This extra large scale one off fine art photograph features Scarlet's well known portrait of Brian Molko, lead singer of the band Placebo, with angel wings smoking a cigarette.
The full colour photograph is a unique celebration of this iconic image and an evocative moment of the 90's alternative music scene and it's ongoing influence on fashion and youth culture in the UK.
The artwork is printed in vivid detail on high quality Hahnemühle photographic paper, measuring 70cm x 100cm unframed, and is embossed and hand signed by Scarlet Page.
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
If ordering framed, please e-mail framing@thearthoundgallery.com after your order, to start your bespoke framing consultation.
Scarlet Page is a world renowned photographer.
Scarlet has been a passionate photographer her whole life and her education culminated in studying photography at the University of Westminster in the early ’90s. She quickly developed her own fresh, documentary style of reportage.
Scarlet grew up around musicians her whole life, as the daughter of Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. As a young photographer she travelled America with The Smashing Pumpkins, The Beastie Boys and the other acts on the Lollapolooza tour of 1994. The following year she had a shot feature in the album artwork of The Verve’s ‘A Northern Soul'.
Working on ‘A Northern Soul’ accelerated Scarlet’s career and since then she has gone on to work with some of the music world’s biggest acts. She worked closely with Robbie Williams on several projects including album artwork, behind the scenes material and the acclaimed book ‘Somebody Someday’. She has toured the World extensively with bands such as The Darkness, Placebo, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Rolling Stones and Stereophonics. Her photographs have been used to grace album covers, album artwork, tour material, book covers and as collected prints. She continues to be commissioned by all the major record labels to shoot artwork, press and marketing campaigns for international bands.
Scarlet’s calm demeanour and professional approach have enabled her to diversify the subjects that she photographs. Subsequently she now works closely with an interesting variety of clients including Fearne Cotton and her Happy Place Festival brand, The Henley Literary Festival (capturing celebrity writers, politicians, bloggers, TV personalities etc) and inspiring business women such as Jo Tutchener Sharp, founder of clothing brand Scamp and Dude, to create content for all of her platforms. Scarlet has also worked extensively for charities including CALM, PDSA, Teenage Cancer Trust and Warchild.
Exhibitions of her work have been shown at The Royal Albert Hall, Proud Gallery, Camden and, in 2019, Scarlet exhibited and worked with local celebrated musicians in Buenos Aires as part of her Resonators + project. Since the pandemic there has been a huge interest in Scarlet’s archive work - her limited edition prints alongside her weekly ‘words behind the shot’ videos have been gaining a cult following.
In 2020 she was selected as a winner of The British Journal of Photography’s ‘Portrait of Britain’ award and she has become an active member of the Association of Photographers and its associated women’s group f22.
