Lim Kok Wing Has No Love For The Late David Bowie’s Outlandish Face Paint And Costumes
As expected, fans of the Starman are NOT amused.
By Samantha Khor — 12 Jan 2016, 06:28 PM
It certainly came as a shock when news of David Bowie's passing broke yesterday, 11 January. The visionary rock star died on Sunday, 10 January, following an 18-month battle with liver cancer. He was 69.
Two days before his death on Sunday, 10 January, Bowie had released his final studio album 'Blackstar', coinciding with his 69th birthday.
As the world mourned the passing of a man who'd pushed the boundaries of music and pop culture, creative maestro Lim Kok Wing has some choice words on what he thought of David Bowie's outlandish glam rock image
The British rock star, who passed away on Sunday, had cultivated a glam androgynous persona with outlandish face paint and costumes in the '70s and '80s, most noticeably in his alter ego Ziggy Stardust.
For those who don't know him, Tan Sri Dato' Sri Paduka Lim Kok Wing is widely recognised as the founder and president of Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, known for its inclination towards the field of creative arts
Besides being the creator of the Guli-Guli comic strips in the '80s and having a hand in government campaigns such as Rakan Muda and the 'Tak Nak' anti-smoking campaigns, the entrepreneur and top brand strategist has also been involved in countless programmes for both local and international corporations and NGOs. More on the man himself here.
Following that tweet, several fans tweeted the university founder in defence of David Bowie and his ever-evolving style, whether it's in his music or visual presentation throughout his career
However, Lim's subsequent tweets in reply to a Bowie fan about "good design" and "creativity" proved to have ruffled even more feathers than his initial tweet
Some pointed out that it's unbecoming for a founder of a creative institution to criticise another artist's interpretation of art and creativity, adding that it's "tactless" for dismissing Bowie's work on the day he died
Some also chided Lim for his "narrow-minded" take on creativity and individuality, considering that he has been one of the most out-there faces for the creative field in Malaysia
Lim would later post the following tweets in response to those who'd rebuked him for his opinion on David Bowie
