{"title":"Steve Parke","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteve Parke's works offer a vivid exploration of iconic cultural figures through a compelling blend of photography and narrative. His books capture the essence of legendary personalities, bringing to life their enduring influence on arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on intimate and often unseen perspectives, Parke’s collections invite readers to delve deeper into the visual and emotional landscapes that define his subjects. 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His shyness sharply contrasted his extravagant and sexually charged performances, while the privacy with which he conducted his personal life belied his staggering global fame. Now, Steve Parke's intimate photos allow readers an extremely rare glimpse of Prince at his Paisley Park home and his sun-drenched house in Marbella, moments of quiet tenderness with his first wife, Mayte Garcia, and their beloved dog, Mia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA beautifully produced 288-page, large-format book, this is Prince as he's never been seen before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steve Parke is an award-winning illustrator, designer, and photographer. He worked for Prince for 13 years as his in-house art director at Paisley Park—doing everything from designing album covers and hand painting guitars to enlisting every spare pair of hands to melt candles for an impromptu music video. He's also worked with David Bowie, Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, AC\/DC, Marcus Miller, and the Grateful Dead, and has long collaborated with Sheila E., The Family\/deluxe, Victor Wooten, and Stanley Clarke, among others, both as a photographer and a designer of numerous album covers and promotional materials and merchandise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelling Points:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePreviously unseen photographs of Prince, taken by his friend and personal photographer, Steve Parke.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFeaturing photographs from Paisley Park and Prince's sun-drenched Marbella home, moments of quiet tenderness with his wife, Mayte, and their beloved dog, Mia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eReleased to mark the 10th anniversary of Prince's death.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e110 colour, 170 b\/w illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47351252156652,"sku":"9781788843508","price":180.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24964123482824.jpg?v=1772506023"},{"product_id":"picturing-prince-by-steve-parke-9781788406611","title":"Picturing Prince","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePicturing Prince\u003c\/em\u003e sees the late icon's former art director, \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Parke\u003c\/strong\u003e, revealing stunning intimate photographs of the singer from his time working at Paisley Park. At least half of the images in the book are exclusively published here for the first time; most other images in the book are rare to the public eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside these remarkable images are fifty engaging, poignant and often funny written vignettes by Parke, which reveal the very human man behind the reclusive superstar: from shooting hoops to renting out movie theatres at 4am; from midnight requests for camels to meaningful conversations that shed light on Prince as a man and artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Parke\u003c\/strong\u003e started working with Prince in 1988, after a mutual friend showed Prince some of Steve's photorealistic paintings. He designed everything from album covers and merchandise to sets for Prince's tours and videos. Somewhere in all of this, he became Paisley Park's official art director. 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