Debbie Harry (Blondie) Art
Deborah Ann Harry, born Angela Trimble in Miami, Florida in 1945, was adopted as an infant and raised in New Jersey. After a brief stint in college and various jobs including a Playboy Bunny, she moved to New York City in the late 1960s, immersing herself in the burgeoning music scene. Her early musical endeavors included singing backup for the folk-rock group The Wind in the Willows. However, it was in 1974 that she co-founded the iconic band Blondie with guitarist Chris Stein. Named after the catcalls Harry received for her bleached blonde hair, Blondie quickly became a fixture in the New York punk and new wave scene, playing legendary clubs like CBGB.
Blondie's breakthrough came with their third album, "Parallel Lines" (1978), which spawned the global hit "Heart of Glass" and catapulted Debbie Harry to international stardom. Her striking looks, cool charisma, and distinctive vocals made her a pop culture icon. Throughout Blondie's successful run, which included numerous chart-topping singles like "Call Me," "The Tide Is High," and "Rapture," Harry became synonymous with the band's innovative blend of punk, new wave, disco, and even early hip-hop. Following Blondie's initial breakup in 1982, Debbie Harry embarked on a solo career, releasing several albums and venturing into acting with roles in films by directors like David Cronenberg and John Waters, further solidifying her status as a multifaceted artist.
Aluminium Art
About: This Debbie Harry portrait was inspired by her patronage of the infamous Studio 54 nightclub in the 1979-1981 period. Harry along with Andy Warhol was a regular fixture at the club which has gone down in pop culture as the greatest nightclub of all time.
Medium: Hand pencil sketch by artist and printmaking
Materials: Brushed aluminium with high gloss finish.
Aluminium Size: 70cm. x70cm / 80cm x 80cm
Framed Size: 74.4 cm x 74.4cm / 84.4cm x 84.4cm
Edition: 5 signed and numbered
Frame: Float mounted in a black oak frame
About: A Portrait of American singer, songwriter and actress Debbie Harry, known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie. Her records with the band reached No. 1 in the US and UK charts on many occasions from 1979 to 2017. This portrait is from the late 1970’s period.
Medium: Hand pencil sketch by artist
Materials: Brushed aluminium with a high gloss finish
Aluminium Size: 70cm. x70cm / 80cm x 80cm
Framed Size: 74.4 cm x 74.4cm / 84.4cm x 84.4cm
Edition: 5 signed and numbered
Frame: Float mounted in white maple
Artwork Inspiration:
A Portrait of American singer, songwriter and actress Debbie Harry, known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie. Her records with the band reached No. 1 in the US and UK charts on many occasions from 1979 to 1997. This portrait is from the late 1970’s period. The portrait was created from a pencil sketch which is enlarged and then printed on the blue aluminium.
Below: Watch Blondie perform “Picture This” in 1978.
Materials: Mixed media on a brushed aluminium plate with a flawless high gloss finish. Mounted on brushed anodised aluminium with a precision machined finishing strip.
Framed Size: 97cm x 97cm
Edition: Original 1/1 signed by artist.
Aluminium Gift Editions
About: A Portrait of American singer, songwriter and actress Debbie Harry, known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie. Her records with the band reached No. 1 in the US and UK charts on many occasions from 1979 to 2017. This portrait is from the late 1970’s period.
Medium: Hand pencil sketch by artist, printmaking
Materials: Brushed aluminium with high gloss finish
Size: 40x40cm, 50x50cm
Edition: 5 each size signed and numbered
Frame: Float mounted in a natural anodised aluminium frame.
About: This Debbie Harry portrait was inspired by her patronage of the infamous Studio 54 nightclub in the 1979-1981 period. Harry along with Andy Warhol was a regular fixture at the club which has gone down in pop culture as the greatest nightclub of all time.
Medium: Hand pencil sketch by artist, printmaking
Materials: Brushed aluminium with high gloss finish.
Size: 40x40cm, 50x50cm
Edition: 5 each size signed and numbered
Frame: Float mounted in a black anodised aluminium frame
About: This Debbie Harry portrait was inspired by her patronage of the infamous Studio 54 nightclub in the 1979-1981 period. Harry along with Andy Warhol was a regular fixture at the club which has gone down in pop culture as the greatest nightclub of all time.
Medium: Hand pencil sketch by artist, printmaking
Materials: Aluminium with high gloss finish.
Size: 40x40cm, 50x50cm
Edition: 5 each size signed and numbered
Frame: Float mounted in a black anodised aluminium frame
About: This Debbie Harry portrait was inspired by her patronage of the infamous Studio 54 nightclub in the 1979-1981 period. Harry along with Andy Warhol was a regular fixture at the club which has gone down in pop culture as the greatest nightclub of all time.
Medium: Hand pencil sketch by artist, printmaking
Materials: Aluminium with high gloss finish.
Size: 40x40cm, 50x50cm
Edition: 5 each size signed and numbered
Frame: Float mounted in a black anodised aluminium frame
About: A Portrait of American singer, songwriter and actress Debbie Harry, known as the lead vocalist of the band Blondie. Her records with the band reached No. 1 in the US and UK charts on many occasions from 1979 to 2017. This portrait is from the late 1970’s period.
Medium: Hand pencil sketch by artist, printmaking
Materials: Brushed aluminium with high gloss finish
Size: 40x40cm, 50x50cm
Edition: 5 each size signed and numbered
Frame: Float mounted in a natural anodised aluminium frame
Neon Art
About: This edition was Inspired by the 1979 Blondie disco classic "Heart of Glass" - the fourth single from their third studio album “Parallel Lines”, which was released in January 1979 and reached number one on the charts in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. "Heart of Glass" ranked at number 66 in the UK's official list of biggest selling singles of all-time with sales of 1.32 million copies. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as a recording of "qualitative or historical significance" in 2015. The portrait features a pencil sketch of Debbie Harry circa 1979 printed on brushed aluminium with a very literal heart of glass !
Details: Traditional hand crafted coloured glass neon tubes which are vacuum filled with argon gas and mounted on high grade brushed aluminium artwork with a flawless high gloss finish. The wood and aluminium artwork construction features ‘plug and play’ design for simple installation.
Neon art behind the scenes 2min video >
Framed Size: 99cm x 99cm
Edition: Unique 1/1 signed and numbered by artist.
Frame: Bespoke walnut.
About: This Debbie Harry portrait was inspired by her patronage of the infamous Studio 54 nightclub in the 1979-1981 period. Harry along with Andy Warhol was a regular fixture at the club which has gone down in pop culture as the greatest nightclub of all time. The neon tubes evoke the vibe of the 1970’s club scene when neon was in its commercial heyday.
Details: Traditional hand crafted clear glass vacuum tubes containing argon and neon gas. Mounted on mixed media brushed aluminium with a flawless high gloss finish.
Framed Size: 101cm x 101cm
Edition: Original edition of 5
About: With Debbie Harry as its centerpiece, oozing ice-cool attitude in her classic sunglasses, this piece captures the very essence of punk and the raw edginess that defined Blondie's raw unedited early music.
Inspired by a hidden gem in Blondie's 1977 "Plastic Letters" album, this piece exudes rebellious punk rock attitude. Taking its name from the Oldsmobile 442, the infamous American muscle car, it tells the tale of a young rebel forced into the monotonous world of car assembly amid bleak imagery of concrete factories and assembly lines.
The collage style artwork featuring a vintage Detroit map and eye-catching Oldsmobile 442 marketing materials from the period forms the backdrop, while a re-imagined Blondie logo formed out of a single piece of glass glows in rebellious red neon at the artwork's base.
Below: Watch the official Blondie video for “Detroit 442” which inspired this piece.
Details: Traditional hand crafted clear glass vacuum tubes containing argon and neon gas. Mounted on mixed media brushed aluminium with a flawless high gloss finish.
Framed Size: 101cm x 101cm
Edition: Original edition of 3 + 1AP
About: This unique edition in magenta and white neon was Inspired by the 1979 Blondie classic "Sunday Girl" - the fourth single from their third studio album “Parallel Lines”, which was released in May 1979 in the UK and reached number one on the charts for 3 weeks. The hand pencil sketch which is the basis of the artwork is inspired by the single cover and the glass neon wording “Ice Cream” references the lyrics from the track “I know a girl from a lonely street, cold as ice cream but still as sweet'”.
Details: Traditional hand crafted clear glass vacuum tubes containing argon and neon gas. Mounted on mixed media brushed aluminium with a flawless high gloss finish.
Framed Size: 101cm x 101cm
Edition: Original edition of 1
About: This unique edition in aqua and white neon was Inspired by the 1979 Blondie classic "Sunday Girl" - the fourth single from their third studio album “Parallel Lines”, which was released in May 1979 in the UK and reached number one on the charts for 3 weeks. The hand pencil sketch which is the basis of the artwork is inspired by the single cover and the glass neon wording “Ice Cream” references the lyrics from the track “I know a girl from a lonely street, cold as ice cream but still as sweet'”.
Details: Traditional hand crafted clear glass vacuum tubes containing argon and neon gas. Mounted on mixed media brushed aluminium with a flawless high gloss finish.
Framed Size: 101cm x 101cm
Edition: Original edition of 5
About: About: With Debbie Harry as its centerpiece, oozing ice-cool attitude in her classic sunglasses, this piece captures the very essence of punk and the raw edginess that defined Blondie's raw unedited early music. Inspired by a hidden gem in Blondie's 1977 "Plastic Letters" album, this piece exudes rebellious punk rock attitude.
Taking its name from the Oldsmobile 442, the infamous American muscle car, it tells the tale of a young rebel forced into the monotonous world of car assembly amid bleak imagery of concrete factories and assembly lines. The collage style artwork featuring a vintage Detroit map and eye-catching Oldsmobile 442 marketing materials from the period.
Medium: Mixed media artwork by Louis Sidoli
Materials: Print on aluminium
Size: 80cm x 80cm (82 × 82cm Framed)
Edition: 5 signed and numbered
Frame: Artwork float mounted in a 6mm wide, 30mm deep walnut frame with a 4 mm shadow gap.
Media: Watch the official Blondie video for “Detroit 442” which inspired this piece :