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High-T (1981)

Artist: Philip Castle (All)

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Airshow (1989) frontispiece

Airshow (1989)

Convair B-58 'Hustler'

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Title:	High-T (1981)
Artist:	Philip Castle (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Acrylic
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	221
Likes on CAF:	6 7
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	5/30/2024
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Description

Another Castle banger joins the crew!

I've wanted one of Philip Castle's 'Chrome Angels' for a long time...and now here it is, in all its airbrushed glory! With a background of an English rose, our Chrome Angel soars into the blue, green fields below, accompanied by a Convair B-58 Hustler, that most hod-rod of US cold war bombers (and a personal favourite). Bravo!

Picture is dated 1981, and was published in Castle's 'Airflow' (Paper Tiger, 1981), I'm assuming that the dating is for the exhibition and sale with Francis Kyle Gallery, London. It is also the frontispiece for 1989's 'Airshow', with a double page spread pp 132-33.

Philip Castle is the key British illustrator of the 1970s and 80s, working with Stanly Kubrick (A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket), David Bowie (Aladdin Sane), Paul McCartney & Wings and his airbrush fashion and glamour spreads in Vogue and men's magazines. The British Bob Peak, if you like; so much so, that Pulp brought him out of retirement for the cover of 1994's 'His'n'Hers'.

Airbrush on paper, framed
104 cm x 74.5 cm

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Judge Wall
Member Since 2021

1 - Posted on 5/30/2024

Congratulations, this is an amazing piece. The chromatic painting reminds me of the great Julie Bell but Castle probably predates her by quite some time in this regard.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 5/30/2024

No doubt influenced a lot of 80's pin up artists too with cyberbabes and fembots that took the shiny and sleek look of cars! Castles ability to bring realism to contrasting textures unifies warm softness and cool steel into one.

Bruce W
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 6/1/2024

Love this, plus anything that has the Hustler in it gets my attention!

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