Hans Meertens is a Dutch artist, writer and illustrator whose work is shown internationally and held in private, museum and corporate collections. He studied fine art in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands, and refined his practice through residencies in New York City. After teaching art in Amsterdam, he now mentors art academy students with additional support needs, volunteers with the foundation Drawing for Children, and makes music on the side in a post-rock band. He is the author of On Track… Iggy Pop 1977–1999: Every Album, Every Song, a detailed survey of Iggy’s solo output from that era. A long-time admirer of David Bowie, he turns his focus in this book to a defining work at the heart of his enduring fascination with Bowie’s universe.
