David Bowie's endlessly surprising career in one spectacular GIF

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LONDON -- Tributes have been pouring in for David Bowie following the news the inimitable singer has died aged 69, and fans have been paying tribute too.

One artwork in particular, a gif of several hand drawn portraits by UK-based illustrator Helen Green, is being shared in droves.

So Alien so human so honest. #Bowie pic.twitter.com/As4QOI1tty— Todd Stashwick (@ToddStashwick) January 11, 2016

This series of #DavidBowie illustrations by Helen Green (@Helengreeen) is a fitting tribute to his amazing career. pic.twitter.com/4l0fu9iWyW— J. Sperling Reich (@sperling) January 11, 2016

David Bowie rest in peace. Thanks for rocking and styling all those years. (Artist: Helen Green) pic.twitter.com/PPJfys8wF1— Markus Stobbs (@stobbs) January 11, 2016

The gif depicts David Bowie through the ages and across a variety of looks and alter egos, from Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke and the clown in Ashes to Ashes, serving as a reminder of just how relentlessly inventive and surprising he always was.

Since he shot to fame in the late 60s, with "Space Oddity" introducing a whole generation to a world they'd never imagined, through the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond, his image changed as frequently as his music.

Green has created a whole series of illustrations of David Bowie.

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