out-takes from the photo shootings for the works: "stories from the sub-basement of fluff, feat. betty diamond
" & "You can have your cake, but you can't touch the icing" (both photography/collage, wood carving, acrylic paint, aerosol paint, wood
) with the amazing Betty Diamond.

out-takes from the photo shootings for the works: "stories from the sub-basement of fluff, feat. taesch diamond
" & "You can have your cake, but you can't touch the icing" (both photography/collage, wood carving, acrylic paint, aerosol paint, wood
) with the beautiful Tæsch Diamond.

"Being Alex Diamond" was a photographic project that started in 2007 and was exhibited between 12/2008 and 2/2010 in Miami, Hamburg, Basel and Barcelona. The final photos were Lambdaprints (sizes between 18 x 18 cm and 80 x 100 cm), that were painted and drawn over.

The project was covered in a book published by Gudberg Verlag, Hamburg, October 2009.

Based upon the fact that the artist Alex Diamond is a fictional character, Diamond has always been playing with the allures of total anonyminity and thus has been turning away from establishing an artist personality.

The works created for the aforementioned exhibitions and the book were the results of a project study entitled “Being Alex Diamond ”, an intensive dialogue about the questions that circle around issues of one’s own identity, the power of the ego, the generation of personality, social role models, and a sort of natural schizophrenia as well.
Alex Diamond revealed almost 40 artworks that do not only mix up photography and painting but also reality and fantasy. Diamond’s series of photopaintings exhibits the artist himself slipping into altering bodies, taking over different personalities and re-inventing the fictional persona over and over again. Almost 20 different models slipped into the character of Diamond. Their faces - however – were always hidden behind what has become some kind of Diamond’s trademark: The furry mask with all its tentacles.

While the story of Alex Diamond has continued with the known radicalism and speed, and that we saw the foundation of The Alex Diamond Mining Company 2010 as well as the development of a new direction in the work with woodcarvings, printings and large scale installations (wood, wood, wood), it was time to take a look back at the "Being Alex Diamond"-project. And reconsider ...

... so that now, for the first time ever, the mask came off.

... thankyou so much, lovely & gorgeous Mimi Diamond.

a large project I started in 2007 and that was exhibited in 2009 and 2010. it also was covered extensively in a book published by gudberg verlag. the final photos are printed out (sizes between 18x18 cm and 80 x 100 cm), painted and drawn over. no editions, just originals. (few still available - contact heliumcowboy for details)

more info: the book | available works | texts about it by: Rik Reinking - Harlan Levey - Maike Moncayo - FAQ | wanna participate? email me

a couple of images from the shootings for this project, as well as some unfinished shots. I will continue the series "being alex diamond", but it will take a different course with the next steps.

all the diamond's of the world! thanks so much!!!

you can order the shirt here ...
... and if you get one, or buy one, i would love to get a picture send with you wearing it! can be a simple snapshot with your phone, taken anywhere, in any kind of position, without or with recognisable face, quality doesn't matter ... feel free. you can also try to negotiate with me first, before buying it.