Very Stunning original painting from Katta Billups SECOND GENERATION PAINTING TITLE: Bob Dylan Studies the Fall of Pride at Studio 54 in New York City (painting based on Dylan\'s song Foot of Pride) Very Fragile frame be part of the artwork . insurance and ARTIST\'S DESCRIPTION OF THIS PAINTING: This painting is my homage to one of Dylan\'s songs entitled Foot of Pride in which he lists certain characters, events, and their ultimate downfall due to pride. I chose the carnival atmosphere of Studio 54 in the 1970\'s as the setting for my painting. The stories surrounding the legendary nightclub describe sugar bowls full of cocaine on every table, condoms in the bleachers, and a continual atmosphere of the carnival house of mirrors: with people there to see and be seen. Arguably the main character in my painting is Bob Dylan (who perches on top of a zebra skin covered chair on the far right). He smiles as he watches the circus side show. Dylan kicks off his song with the phrase\"Like the lion tears the flesh off of a man So can a woman who passes herself off as a male\". So I painted a he/she character in a cage. In another section of his song, Dylan alludes to the perversions among the churches-\"Yeah, from the stage they\'ll be tryin\' to get water outta rocks A whore will pass the hat, collect a hundred grand and say thanks They like to take all this money from sin, build big universities to study in Sing \"Amazing Grace\" all the way to the Swiss banks\" so I painted a nun in a habit exposing her breasts. I also portrayed some of the Studio 54 regulars throughout the painting. John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Elizabeth Taylor, Andy Warhol, Al Pacino, etc. Andy Warhol is seated at a table with a transvestite eating out of a shoe, Jagger is dancing on the table, Jerry Hall is with an unidentified stranger, John and Yoko stand to the left of Jagger, Al Pacino stands glassy eyed over Dylan\'s shoulder, and Elizabeth Taylor is seated with Mrs. Ford and Diana Vreeland. The old adage is that pride is that state of mind which caused the former angel of light himself to fall. I have alluded to this element by the Icarus character in the foreground. My Icarus wears a plaid shirt and is lying face down on the floor wearing wings. I have left it up to the observer to decide if this Icarus character is just another Studio 54 character in a costume, or a visual metaphor. The title of Dylan\\\'s song, like every aspect of his work is lyrical mystery. In this case, perhaps the title and the song itself serve as a warning not to trip over our own feet? FOOT OF PRIDE. KATA\'s FAMOUS COLLECTORS My list of Famous Rock and Roll and Music Industry Collectors, Famous Motion Picture Industry Collectors and other Famous Individual Collectors continues to grow. This list shows the Collector\'s name and (in some cases) the Title of the piece they own and where they found my work. Trudie and Sting - were given my work in about 1996 by a former account manager for the legendary Studio 54 in New York City. The woman who purchased the work for a gift to STING and Trudie was a personal friend of theirs and they gave me permission to use their names in my press- as long as BOTH names are used. Julia Roberts - purchased prints of my work for herself and for her co-star Dennis Quaid. This was around 1995 at a gallery in the Beaufort area named THE RED PIANO TOO. This gallery was near the set location for a film that Julia and Dennis co-stared in named \"Something to Talk About\". The piece she bought for herself is entitled \"Elvis Dreaming of Love\" and her gift to Dennis is entitled \"Elvis Was a Leg Man\". Julia told the store owner that she bought very little art for her home in New Mexico. Julia only purchased my art work from this gallery. The store owner told me she had also admired a print of my piece entitled \"the Four Keys to Elvis Success\". It is a folk art inspired piece showing four vignettes of Elvis\' life and career. In the first one- Elvis is peeling potatoes for his Mama which is key number one-: (Love Your Mama). Julia Roberts sent me and the gallery owner a long personal Thank You note. She is the most friendly and kind celebrity I have been in contact with. Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins - Susan purchased two large Primary Original pieces of my work around 1991 from a non-profit gallery in Memphis. Susan was in Memphis visiting her former husband on the location of one of his films. The titles of the two pieces she purchased are \"I Saw Elvis Watching Elvis Impersonators at the County Fair\" and \"I Saw Elvis Selling Velvet Pictures from a V.W. Van in a Lot\" She also visited a local shop in Memphis called EDDIE WORLD and purchased about eight to ten of my smaller framed prints as gifts for her friends. Susan only purchased my work in both venues. Susan is one of favorite film stars. In a major magazine article she was asked who her heroes were and she cited Jesus Christ as one. Carry Elwes - purchased my work from a gallery in the Denver area around 1995. I have forgotten the name and location of the gallery. WONDERFUL ARTWORK IN ALL COLLECTION . THE FRAME IS A PART OF THE ARTWORK INCLUDED.

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