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'The Master of the Elements' massive naked bloke with Long hair brandishes flaming block of wood at Selfridges


If you're in London there are some wonderful Art museums and galleries to go to, that's not a secret some say they are the best in the world and tourists from all over ear mark coming to the National Gallery to see Monet, Manet and Van Gough masterpieces. Titan is my favourite, but that aside, there are also pieces of modern art to be found all over the city. 

Right Above Selfridges, Right now, go see him in action with his burning flame!
 

Take for instance this gandiose and magnificent piece right on Oxford Street/ Bond Street, it hangs brazenly infront of the classic Selfridges clock, this masculine figure has fragments of hair that blow in the wind and the flame from the broken burnt block of wood comes on intermittently.  

Its a very striking piece as you step onto the shopping metropolis pavement.
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The man is based uncannily on a man called Rick Owens* a designer who hails from LA whose created special products for Selfridges to sell, whilst they celebrate his style and longevity, more below.
Check out the windows on the sides facing Marks&Spencer and you've got an whole day's
art exhibit right there-
THE WINDOW
Rick Owens looked to Oscar Wilde's 'Salomé' as inspiration for his windows, partly because the famous play reflects his aesthetic and partly as an homage to London.





THE BIOGRAPHY

*Described as a dissident designer and fashion rebel, since establishing his label in 1994 Rick Owens has askewed fashion norms to create instead his own, all-encompassing world of gothic romanticism. Revered for his leather jackets, androgynous silhouettes and black-centric colour palette, the LA native's glamour-meets-grunge style has won him a fashion following that borders on cult-like. In keeping with the dark moodiness of his signature aesthetic, his use of smoke-and-mirror theatrics on the catwalk has earned him the title of Master of the Elements.


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