Nagel's Cover of the Rio album, by Duran Duran.

Patrick Nagel (1945 - February, 1984) was an American artist, known for his focus on women and the female form, in the Art Deco style. Cover of the Duran Duran album Rio. ... Cover of the Duran Duran album Rio. ... Duran Duran are an electronic pop/rock band, notable for a long series of catchy, synthesizer-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Artist is a descriptive term applied to a person who engages in an activity deemed to be an art. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ... Female symbol Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces egg cells. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

Nagel was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1945. However, he was raised and spent most of his life in the Los Angeles area. Image:Dayton. ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish; Los Ángeles) is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ...

In his lifetime he created hundreds of paintings and prints emphasizing the simple grace of and beauty of the female body. Many of his works became pinups, and posters, though surprisingly few featured nudity. ... Printing is an industrial process for reproducing copies of texts and images, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. ... With regard to living things, a body is the integral physical material of an individual, and contrasts with soul, personality and behavior. ... Farrah Fawcett, promotional poster, late 70s. ... 1942 US government war poster. ... Body of a woman - digital painting Nudity or nakedness is the state of wearing no clothing. ...

Nagel's work is reminiscent of Japanese woodblock prints and has Art Deco styling, yet since it is contemporary appeal for it is universal. Nagel would start with a photograph and work down, always simplifying and removing elements which he felt were unnecessary. The resulting image would look flat, but emphasized those elements which he felt were most important. A woodcut is a method of printing in which an image is carved into the surface of a piece of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface while the non-printing parts are removed, typically with chisels. ... A camera. ...

The women shown in Nagel's art generally have thick black hair, high cheekbones, a long neck, wide, full-lipped mouths, average-sized to small ears, and a prominent nose. They are not extremely thin and have a well-defined but not extreme musculature, and appear athletic. They always have a high foreheads and appear sexual.

Through work connected with Playboy and the pop group Duran Duran, for which he did a best selling album cover, Nagel and his work garnered international acclaim. Classic Playboy logo. ... For the 1979 song by M, see Pop Muzik. ... Duran Duran are an electronic pop/rock band, notable for a long series of catchy, synthesizer-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ...

Nagel died at the age of 38 from a heart attack. A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...

References in Popular Culture

In the Vertigo comics series, The Sandman, the character Desire of The Endless is generally illustrated to resemble a Nagel print, specifically the portrait used for the band Duran Duran's Rio album cover. Neil Gaiman, the creator of the series and character, had previously written a biography for the band in 1984. Vertigo can refer to a number of things: Vertigo is a form of dizziness often associated with balance disorder. ... The Sandman, in folklore, is a figure who brings good sleep and dreams by sprinkling magic sand onto sleeping children. ... Desire is one of the Endless, a fictional character from Neil Gaimans comic book series, The Sandman. ... The Endless are a group of beings who embody various aspects of the universe in the DC comic book series The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman. ... Duran Duran are an electronic pop/rock band, notable for a long series of catchy, synthesizer-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. ... Rio is a dance music album by Duran Duran, originally released worldwide on May 10, 1982 (see 1982 in music), but re-released in November in the United States. ... Neil Gaiman (November 2004) Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960 in Portchester, Hampshire) is an English Jewish author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many comic books. ... This is an article on biographies. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Official site, with biography and selected works