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Edward Bell studied art at Brighton College of Art, graphic design at Chelsea School of Art and photography at the Royal College of Art. He worked as a freelance photographer and illustrator for Vogue, Tatler and Elle magazines. He was commissioned for portraits for album covers for David Bowie (Scary Monsters and Tin Machine) and Hazel O'Connor (Sons and Lovers). He has exhibited widely on the London art scene and his work covers many genres from life paintings to bronzes, from pop art to landscapes. Bell was also the subject of a film by the artist Marcus Thompson, titled ''Edward''.〔Artist's webpage, see below.〕 ==Background and education== Edward Bell was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College and went on to study Art at Brighton College of Art (now the Faculty of Arts (University of Brighton)). He took a Graphic design degree at Chelsea School of Art, along with amongst others, the author and designer Roger Kohn; and from there went on to take an MA in photography at the Royal College of Art. According to Bell's own account of his time at the Royal College, he clashed with the head of department and 'refused' the MA he was awarded,
Bell worked as a freelance photographer undertaking various iconic art projects including work for Vogue and Tatler, as well as the Album cover for David Bowie's Scary Monsters of which he has written:
After ‘dropping-out’ of the London art scene, and for a while becoming a self-confessed heroin addict 〔BBC Shropshire, Theatre and Arts Reviews, 16 May 2005, ''Edward Bell is Back''〕 Bell took 'time out' in Venice and Florence. His return to the Art World in 2003 was marked by an exhibition in Gallery 286, London, entitled ''(Re-nude )''. It was closely followed by ''Pulse'', a collection of symbolic abstracts:
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