Christina_Denied_Tx1885
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So, as we know from this man's vast career , unlimited creativity & fantasy -driven mindset, Prince, [born Skipper Rogers Nelson] created & used many characters within his artistry for many reason's. Below is a list of names that he used to shape & tell the story of the world of Prince. I thought that it would be fine to create this thread to put a face to a name.
We can possibly have a discussion and find out others thoughts and feelings when it came to his character creation. It's going to be up to the reader to figure out if this thread works for them though , And to many of the OGs here I know this is old news to you , but please spare a thought for the kids like me who on their journey I guess. I for one , have not even opened up 'Love Symbol' yet and have only been introduced to that piece of prowess through his musical/ graphic novel/ film 3 Chains O' Gold. [Which I re-visited last night, as i swear he changed into the actual 3 chains of gold but i must have been dreaming that! ha] Still, as most of us do know not all of his characters were solid images. Some were ambiguous and were on paper through lyric and sound & even a plethora of colour, So, this leads me to believe that it's really up to us to think what a certain character's appearance/personality/ might be.
And to many of the O/Gs here thanks for your time. I'll try to be as precise as possible & update when possible, Your input , memories , & feedback is greatly appreciated.
We can certainly add colour here too, The community here is known as Purple & Black & that is so well thought out, & perfectly put because when thinking of Prince, people connect the colour mainly Purple to this artist, & since becoming a fam, I automatically connected many hues of orange, As that is his energy within his artistry to me..It's like fire. It's quick, or can slow-burn, His colourful words are penetrative, or speedy and can rip right through ya. Andy warhol's art interpretation of 'Orange Prince' as taken from hiis Wikipedia page seals the deal for me on that.
And not only that, he was the only artist who at one point, was nameless. He chose to be known as an unpronounceable glyph. By the way, If one types 'unpronounceable symbol' on Google. The first & only result comes up as a page of Prince & that's pretty something powerful, if i think about it.
~ Orange Prince (1984) is a painting by American artist Andy Warhol of Prince, the American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, actor, and director. The painting is one of twelve silkscreen portraits on canvas of Prince created by Warhol in 1984, based on an original photograph* provided to Warhol by Vanity Fair. The photograph was taken by Lynn Goldsmith. These paintings and four additional works on paper are collectively known as the Prince Series.[1] Each painting is unique and can be distinguished by colour.
NB. * Lynn Goldsmith's original photo work.
Below is a list of names, sound & colour & imagery that he used to shape & tell the story of the vast world of Prince.
Alexander NeverMind
Christopher Tracy
The Kid
Joey Coco (sometimes written Joey CoCo)
Jamie Starr
Camille
Bob George
Austra Chanel/Project
Paisley Park
Gemini
Violet [TOG]
Tora Tora
Victor [Sacrifice Of]
Symbol (known to fams as the "Love Symbol") and was often referred by most media as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (or TAFKAP) or simply The Artist.
Link from Discogs I think it should be included too. https://www.discogs.com/artist/4297161-Ecnirp / Handwritten signature/anagram of Prince.
We can possibly have a discussion and find out others thoughts and feelings when it came to his character creation. It's going to be up to the reader to figure out if this thread works for them though , And to many of the OGs here I know this is old news to you , but please spare a thought for the kids like me who on their journey I guess. I for one , have not even opened up 'Love Symbol' yet and have only been introduced to that piece of prowess through his musical/ graphic novel/ film 3 Chains O' Gold. [Which I re-visited last night, as i swear he changed into the actual 3 chains of gold but i must have been dreaming that! ha] Still, as most of us do know not all of his characters were solid images. Some were ambiguous and were on paper through lyric and sound & even a plethora of colour, So, this leads me to believe that it's really up to us to think what a certain character's appearance/personality/ might be.
And to many of the O/Gs here thanks for your time. I'll try to be as precise as possible & update when possible, Your input , memories , & feedback is greatly appreciated.
We can certainly add colour here too, The community here is known as Purple & Black & that is so well thought out, & perfectly put because when thinking of Prince, people connect the colour mainly Purple to this artist, & since becoming a fam, I automatically connected many hues of orange, As that is his energy within his artistry to me..It's like fire. It's quick, or can slow-burn, His colourful words are penetrative, or speedy and can rip right through ya. Andy warhol's art interpretation of 'Orange Prince' as taken from hiis Wikipedia page seals the deal for me on that.
And not only that, he was the only artist who at one point, was nameless. He chose to be known as an unpronounceable glyph. By the way, If one types 'unpronounceable symbol' on Google. The first & only result comes up as a page of Prince & that's pretty something powerful, if i think about it. ~ Orange Prince (1984) is a painting by American artist Andy Warhol of Prince, the American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, actor, and director. The painting is one of twelve silkscreen portraits on canvas of Prince created by Warhol in 1984, based on an original photograph* provided to Warhol by Vanity Fair. The photograph was taken by Lynn Goldsmith. These paintings and four additional works on paper are collectively known as the Prince Series.[1] Each painting is unique and can be distinguished by colour.
NB. * Lynn Goldsmith's original photo work.
Below is a list of names, sound & colour & imagery that he used to shape & tell the story of the vast world of Prince.
Alexander NeverMind
Christopher Tracy
The Kid
Joey Coco (sometimes written Joey CoCo)
Jamie Starr
Camille
Bob George
Austra Chanel/Project
Paisley Park
Gemini
Violet [TOG]
Tora Tora
Victor [Sacrifice Of]
Symbol (known to fams as the "Love Symbol") and was often referred by most media as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (or TAFKAP) or simply The Artist.
Link from Discogs I think it should be included too. https://www.discogs.com/artist/4297161-Ecnirp / Handwritten signature/anagram of Prince.
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I'll be dedicating [& most likely editing ] a post to each of Prince's dramatis personae. Starting with The start of the art.
The latter is slightly 1 year out of date. I am sorry i just can't not unsee it. First I see a bold solid colour suited image
She is depicted on Discogs like this :
That said , he is a pretty iron solid character for the mind because he kept me away from Prince/Skipper for three decades! But sort of putting my childhood discrepancy aside, His presence has been a pretty iron solid weight for the mind since he stayed in my mind for a little over three whole decades. Now how's that for enduring, deep-rooted creativity ?
I am a big bit stunned to be truthful! 
I have received such lovely positive responses towards this thread. 
about things the original fam have a deep knowledge of & have undoubtedly seen & discussed 1 million times already! 
Soooooooo, it means alot for the likes & encouragement guys. I'll deffo continue to flesh this out for us all then. 
otherwise i'll just occasionally bump lol
