The four mixed-media silkscreen portraits in Fame explore the music star’s relationship with stardom and depict some of the musicians who have inspired him through the years – Madonna, David Bowie and Prince. “You know, there’s a lot of rock and roll stories that are cliches”, he told the PA news agency. “And people’s relationship with fame, historically, have been difficult, and there’s been lots of tragedy.
“So I understand that there’s a kind of darkness, but I’m not sure if I celebrate that in my work – the darkness. “It’s more the humorous kind of joyful, I find myself wanting to put positive messages into my work.” He added: “I think my art’s about joy, humour and celebrating otherness, but not leaving anyone out.
” The 63-year-old singer, who rose to fame as the frontman of pop band Culture Club, has also created his own self-portrait, called Colour By Numbers, for Fame alongside three multimedia pieces for The Originals Collection. Asked whether he creates with an audience in mind, Boy George told PA: “I think it’s a bit like dressing up. “There’s a point where when you’re 17, you’re definitely doing it to get attention, but when you’re 63 it really isn’t for anyone else but yourself.
“And I think I’ve always kind of felt like, if you like what you’re doing, whether it’s a piece of music or a piece of art, if you like it and you’re prepared to put it on your own wall, then I guess it makes it accessible to o.