Terry O’Neill Bowie — Ceramic Mug

Three artists. One image. And an X that was already beginning to find its place.

Featuring Johnny X’s Terry O’Neill Bowie, this ceramic art mug brings one of the artist’s earliest works into everyday life.

The painting begins with one of legendary photographer Terry O’Neill’s celebrated images of David Bowie—an image that became part of the visual mythology surrounding Bowie himself.

Johnny X reconstructs the photograph as an oversized strip of analog film, then deliberately disrupts it.

A bold red X cuts across Bowie.

A saturated blue circle interrupts the frame.

The familiar becomes something new.

What makes the work particularly fascinating today is the presence of the X. Created during Johnny X’s formative artistic period, the painting already contains the symbol that would eventually become inseparable from his artistic identity.

There is an entire creative lineage contained within one image:

Terry O’Neill captured Bowie.
Bowie created the persona.
Johnny X intervened in the mythology.

Photographer. Subject. Painter.

Three acts of creativity meeting across generations.

And perhaps there could be no more appropriate subject than Bowie—a man who spent his career proving that identity was never something you simply inherited.

You could create it.

The Mug

Terry O’Neill Bowie is reproduced on a glossy ceramic mug with a colored rim, interior, and handle, transforming an early Johnny X artwork into a functional piece of art.

• 11 oz ceramic mug
• Glossy white print area
• Colored rim, interior, and handle
• Dishwasher safe
• Microwave safe
• Designed to retain vivid color and luster through regular use
• Height: 96 mm
• Bottom diameter: 80 mm

Terry O’Neill Bowie
11 oz Ceramic Art Mug
Designed by Johnny X
Johnny X Everyday Art Collection