ALICE COOPER PHOTO!

2am on a friday night and what am i doing with my time? watching david bowie interviews on youtube.... there was a mention of america and not being able to accept the glam of the early 70s and how even alice cooper ended up having to tone down the drag. and then i thought??? ???? I didnt kniw alice cooper did draG??? (turns out it just meant wearing tights/womens items/make up and not the Drag we know today) but when i googled him on google images this really cool photo came up and idk who its by but I loved it. The juxtaposition interested me, i love how the photo is generally gothic and horrific in some way but then a gentle flower blooms near the centre.. and also the lighting and colour tone is very soft and gentle. I think its interesting how in some way, in my opinion, it suggests the theme of identity and layers and how people present themselves on the outside and personality, etc. if that makes sense? ???????????????? 

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