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I Have The Power - The Original
- This piece has been absolutely brilliant to work on, excuse the pun but I have toyed with putting my stamp on the ‘Masters Of The Universe’ for a good while now and the recent move to include characters within my pieces (more on the rationale behind that to follow in 2020) provided the perfect platform for me to do something special and do justice to such an iconic and much-loved story.
My aspiration is to fuel one’s imagination through the images that I create, to amplify the qualities and to stir the senses and to take you back to a period that is so special for so many and for some many reasons. It is this ability that I have built a reputation for that I have wanted to exploit in this collection and if by adding characters within the scene takes the piece to another level then why not.
What I am conveying through this piece is how we saw things as a child playing with these toys, where we truly used our imagination to play. We may have been setting He-Man and his companions out on the shag pile carpet or on the kitchen table but in our head we were in Eternia and we weren’t leaving until it was time for dinner!
I wish I had my toys still but I, along with my Brothers and Sister played the hell out of them so they ended up in the ‘Sandy Sunshine playgroup’ jumble stall. A low point was playing with the Sorceress (ooh err) on De-Panne beach and being called back for a ride on the go-carts and forgetting the winged beauty only to return to see the tide take her away. MERDE!
Castle Grayskull was one of the best, if not the best toys I owned, damn it brings it all back just thinking about it! This piece was always going to focus on it, with the aim of building a magical landscape that I have done so many times throughout my ‘Storyteller’ works but then take it to a different direction by showing what I so often eluded to, yet maintaining integrity and not buggering about with them and making them into something that they weren’t and instead making them come to life, to be less plastic. Through my signature lighting style and the magical detailing that I inject, these iconic action figures are hopefully as you pictured them. Anyone else have a possessed Ram Man? Mine seemed to always aim his leap straight into my bloody Nesquik!
This collection was always intended to be fun, to feel great looking back with the aim to look forward and I have done exactly that. It has been great fun, this piece especially as it was the first one where I moved into something completely different and I have every intention of building on that in future works. ‘Hadouken’ (Streetfighter 2) is a further example on how this has worked so well – so this is just Round One! Look within ‘The Memory Remains 2’ toyshop for a clue as to what could follow up ‘I Have The Power’ next year.
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- Released: 2019
- Collection: Retrospective
- Specification: Limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 48” x 36"
- Framed Size (Approx): 54” x 41"
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- In stock and available for despatch
Petrolheads 007 - Canvas Limited Edition
- As I write this, the completed original piece sits to my right, sparkling in the studio lights on what is a real ‘pea soup’ of an Autumn Day. I am so proud and excited about this piece. It isn’t just the final image, but more the process of how it came to be that I love. I like to engage with people to get their thoughts on possible pieces, often laying about in the studio over a tea and way too many bloody custard creams and I remember the idea for how to follow up on the first two Petrolheads pieces. Feedback and interaction are so important, naturally you must go with your gut feeling but I pride myself on keeping my ego locked away and listening to people that can make a difference and have passion in my work.
Back in 2018 when the first ‘Petrolheads’ was released, I had no idea that the reaction would be that strong. I loved the image and knew that it looked superb, but it was simply one from my ‘A New Chapter’ release. Yet, now it is without doubt the most enquired about piece and has sold out in every possible form. 2020 saw the follow up be released and has gotten a cracking reaction, I love the energy and drama on that piece as a contrast to its’ predecessor. ‘PH2’ followed on perfectly as it told the story about what happened when the film had finished, and they still had gas in the tank. There are more chapters to write on that group of cars, all in good time!
However, I wanted to do something different this time around. The idea was born from discussing possible James Bond pieces back in 2020 when I was brainstorming for what is now ‘Q Division’. The idea of having a stunning backdrop like Monte Carlo behind a selection of iconic Bond vehicles really excited me but I knew that it had more of a ‘Petrolheads’ quality to it, so that was parked (excuse the pun). I have held it back and back until the timing was right and what we see now is the culmination of so much planning and hours in the studio. So, what do you think?!
There aren’t many more spectacular backdrops than the Casino in Monte Carlo, if there are then feel free to suggest them and I will take the credit for any future piece! Joking aside, I love the splendour and intrigue of the building and with the beautiful tones of the fading light it comes to life, as do the cars! Good and evil are parked up side by side, a nod to how close darkness and light reside with each other.
For obvious reasons, Casino Royale is the base for this piece but it, like ‘Q-Division’ and the more recent ‘Underwater Love’ was created to celebrate the end of Daniel Craigs’ time as Bond, slightly delayed due to Covid but we got there eventually! As a kid watching the earlier Bond films it was always the cars and gadgets that excited me, Ok and maybe the Bond girls! There are so many of the classic vehicles that we all love, apologies if your favourite is missing but anymore and it risked looking like grid lock on the M25!
There is so much detail that surrounds the two cars in the foreground, details that hint at unrest and dark forces at work. It’s funny actually, as the iconic Lotus that went underwater was originally surrounded by a pool of water to link to its other use but with how my mind works it all went a bit dark after ‘Oddjobs’ hat pierced the car (that used to freak me out as a kid). Can you smell Petrol?
If you love the first ‘Petrolheads’ piece, then this 007 edition should get your engine revving as there is a sense of calm and mystery to the composition. What I love is there is a ‘Storyteller’ quality to the scene, a stunning building that clearly has so much going on within, yet we can’t see from looking. Yet, open your mind and your imagination and you’re up the stairs and through the doors.
The question is, what car would you pull up in?
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- Released: 2021
- Collection: Retrospective 3
- Edition Size: 10 + 2AP
- Specification: Limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 36” x 27"
- Framed Size (Approx): 41.5” x 33"
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
Petrolheads 007 - Original
- As I write this, the completed original piece sits to my right, sparkling in the studio lights on what is a real ‘pea soup’ of an Autumn Day. I am so proud and excited about this piece. It isn’t just the final image, but more the process of how it came to be that I love. I like to engage with people to get their thoughts on possible pieces, often laying about in the studio over a tea and way too many bloody custard creams and I remember the idea for how to follow up on the first two Petrolheads pieces. Feedback and interaction are so important, naturally you must go with your gut feeling but I pride myself on keeping my ego locked away and listening to people that can make a difference and have passion in my work.
Back in 2018 when the first ‘Petrolheads’ was released, I had no idea that the reaction would be that strong. I loved the image and knew that it looked superb, but it was simply one from my ‘A New Chapter’ release. Yet, now it is without doubt the most enquired about piece and has sold out in every possible form. 2020 saw the follow up be released and has gotten a cracking reaction, I love the energy and drama on that piece as a contrast to its’ predecessor. ‘PH2’ followed on perfectly as it told the story about what happened when the film had finished, and they still had gas in the tank. There are more chapters to write on that group of cars, all in good time!
However, I wanted to do something different this time around. The idea was born from discussing possible James Bond pieces back in 2020 when I was brainstorming for what is now ‘Q Division’. The idea of having a stunning backdrop like Monte Carlo behind a selection of iconic Bond vehicles really excited me but I knew that it had more of a ‘Petrolheads’ quality to it, so that was parked (excuse the pun). I have held it back and back until the timing was right and what we see now is the culmination of so much planning and hours in the studio. So, what do you think?!
There aren’t many more spectacular backdrops than the Casino in Monte Carlo, if there are then feel free to suggest them and I will take the credit for any future piece! Joking aside, I love the splendour and intrigue of the building and with the beautiful tones of the fading light it comes to life, as do the cars! Good and evil are parked up side by side, a nod to how close darkness and light reside with each other.
For obvious reasons, Casino Royale is the base for this piece but it, like ‘Q-Division’ and the more recent ‘Underwater Love’ was created to celebrate the end of Daniel Craigs’ time as Bond, slightly delayed due to Covid but we got there eventually! As a kid watching the earlier Bond films it was always the cars and gadgets that excited me, Ok and maybe the Bond girls! There are so many of the classic vehicles that we all love, apologies if your favourite is missing but anymore and it risked looking like grid lock on the M25!
There is so much detail that surrounds the two cars in the foreground, details that hint at unrest and dark forces at work. It’s funny actually, as the iconic Lotus that went underwater was originally surrounded by a pool of water to link to its other use but with how my mind works it all went a bit dark after ‘Oddjobs’ hat pierced the car (that used to freak me out as a kid). Can you smell Petrol?
If you love the first ‘Petrolheads’ piece, then this 007 edition should get your engine revving as there is a sense of calm and mystery to the composition. What I love is there is a ‘Storyteller’ quality to the scene, a stunning building that clearly has so much going on within, yet we can’t see from looking. Yet, open your mind and your imagination and you’re up the stairs and through the doors.
The question is, what car would you pull up in?
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- Released: 2021
- Collection: Retrospective 3
- Edition Size: 1 of 1
- Specification: Mixed media original piece, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 48” x 36"
- Framed Size (Approx): 54” x 36"
Savin' The Day - Vinyl LP Limited Edition
£895.00
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Every great movie has a great soundtrack doesn’t it! You hear that song, and it catapults you straight back to that scene that you know and love.
With Ghostbusters, some of the best songs are the ones that remind you of the scenes that maybe aren’t the so-called big moments, the quirky instrumentals that make you laugh. Whilst I was creating ‘Kick Its Ass!’ that was set in the ballroom, having that playing in the background was just brilliant!
November 2022 saw me release my first vinyl LP edition ‘WOW That’s What I F*cking Call Memories’ and it went down a treat! That was the sign that there would be plenty more, as everyone has their favourite album, or soundtrack. The format is so carefully considered and thought out that the result is pure nostalgia, without being stuffy. The editions are the perfect accompaniment to supporting print edition from the movie or to simply sit alongside other vinyl editions. It just makes sense!
Taking a previously sold-out image ‘Saving the Day’ and digitally remastering it into a collectible vinyl LP has turned out so well. All the vibrancy of the movies is captured within the intense hand painted details on the backboard, whilst the album cover is ageing and worn, well played for sure! Slimer features heavily, as he races towards you ready to cover you in his goo, and I couldn’t resist getting our favourite church flattening marshmallow man in there too, what a legend!
So, hang this on your wall, grab your stick and put the needle on the record! Carefully!
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- Released: 2023 (created 2022)
- Collection: RETROPLASM
- Edition Size: 20 + 5AP
- Specification:
- Hand embellished
- Floated album cover, inner sleeve and record and double mount
- Custom spray-painted frame
- Sticker decal
- Hand signed by artist
- Image Size: 15” x 22"
- Framed Size (Approx): 21” x 29”
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 21 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
Savin' The Day - Vinyl LP Limited Edition 1PP
£895.00
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Every great movie has a great soundtrack doesn’t it! You hear that song, and it catapults you straight back to that scene that you know and love.
With Ghostbusters, some of the best songs are the ones that remind you of the scenes that maybe aren’t the so-called big moments, the quirky instrumentals that make you laugh. Whilst I was creating ‘Kick Its Ass!’ that was set in the ballroom, having that playing in the background was just brilliant!
November 2022 saw me release my first vinyl LP edition ‘WOW That’s What I F*cking Call Memories’ and it went down a treat! That was the sign that there would be plenty more, as everyone has their favourite album, or soundtrack. The format is so carefully considered and thought out that the result is pure nostalgia, without being stuffy. The editions are the perfect accompaniment to supporting print edition from the movie or to simply sit alongside other vinyl editions. It just makes sense!
Taking a previously sold-out image ‘Saving the Day’ and digitally remastering it into a collectible vinyl LP has turned out so well. All the vibrancy of the movies is captured within the intense hand painted details on the backboard, whilst the album cover is ageing and worn, well played for sure! Slimer features heavily, as he races towards you ready to cover you in his goo, and I couldn’t resist getting our favourite church flattening marshmallow man in there too, what a legend!
So, hang this on your wall, grab your stick and put the needle on the record! Carefully!
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- Released: 2023 (created 2022)
- Collection: RETROPLASM
- Edition Size: 20 + 5AP
- Specification:
- Hand embellished
- Floated album cover, inner sleeve and record and double mount
- Custom spray-painted frame
- Sticker decal
- Hand signed by artist
- Image Size: 15” x 22"
- Framed Size (Approx): 21” x 29”
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Available for immediate despatch or collection
Savin' The Day Vinyl LP - MDV
£1,995.00
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Every great movie has a great soundtrack doesn’t it! You hear that song, and it catapults you straight back to that scene that you know and love.
With Ghostbusters, some of the best songs are the ones that remind you of the scenes that maybe aren’t the so-called big moments, the quirky instrumentals that make you laugh. Whilst I was creating ‘Kick Its Ass!’ that was set in the ballroom, having that playing in the background was just brilliant!
November 2022 saw me release my first vinyl LP edition ‘WOW That’s What I F*cking Call Memories’ and it went down a treat! That was the sign that there would be plenty more, as everyone has their favourite album, or soundtrack. The format is so carefully considered and thought out that the result is pure nostalgia, without being stuffy. The editions are the perfect accompaniment to supporting print edition from the movie or to simply sit alongside other vinyl editions. It just makes sense!
Taking a previously sold-out image ‘Saving the Day’ and digitally remastering it into a collectible vinyl LP has turned out so well. All the vibrancy of the movies is captured within the intense hand painted details on the backboard, whilst the album cover is ageing and worn, well played for sure! Slimer features heavily, as he races towards you ready to cover you in his goo, and I couldn’t resist getting our favourite church flattening marshmallow man in there too, what a legend! So, hang this on your wall, grab your stick and put the needle on the record! Carefully!
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- Released: 2023 (created 2022)
- Collection: RETROPLASM
- Edition Size: 5 Original Variations
- Specification:
- Hand embellished and heavily painted heavyweight canvas
- Custom Frame
- Hand signed by artist
- Image Size: 32” x 24"
- Framed Size (Approx): 38” x 32”
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 21 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
Skool's Out! - Large Limited Edition
£445.00
- How great were the summer holidays as kids back in the day? 6 weeks of playing with your mates, not glued to a screen but properly playing, making the most of all the time you had before getting called in for tea and then doing it all again the next day. If you were raised on the Magic Roundabout, Grange Hill and Button Moon, on only 3 TV channels, if you made go-karts with pram wheels, recorded the top 40 on a tape, drank from the tap, rode around playing cops and robbers on your Chopper or Grifter then you will get what this piece is all about! ‘Skool’s Out!’ epitomizes all of our great memories from being set free to roam in the holidays, it has such a cracking feel-good quality to it and features an array of nostalgic toys, some blatant, others that you had forgotten about but know someone who had one. What absolutely great bloody memories, join me in looking back to look forward!
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- Released: 2019
- Collection: Retrospective
- Edition Size: 10
- Specification: Limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 32” x 24"
- Framed Size (Approx): 42” x 34"
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
Skool's Out!- Standard Limited Edition
£395.00
- How great were the summer holidays as kids back in the day? 6 weeks of playing with your mates, not glued to a screen but properly playing, making the most of all the time you had before getting called in for tea and then doing it all again the next day. If you were raised on the Magic Roundabout, Grange Hill and Button Moon, on only 3 TV channels, if you made go-karts with pram wheels, recorded the top 40 on a tape, drank from the tap, rode around playing cops and robbers on your Chopper or Grifter then you will get what this piece is all about! ‘Skool’s Out!’ epitomizes all of our great memories from being set free to roam in the holidays, it has such a cracking feel-good quality to it and features an array of nostalgic toys, some blatant, others that you had forgotten about but know someone who had one. What absolutely great bloody memories, join me in looking back to look forward!
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- Released: 2019
- Collection: Retrospective
- Edition Size: 25
- Specification: Limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 25” x 18.5"
- Framed Size (Approx): 32” x 26"
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
The Memory Remains 3 - Canvas Limited Edition
£1,195.00
- Who said cinema is dead?! The Memory Remains 3 shows that it is very much alive, even if with a certain amount of artistic license! Welcome inside a classic cinema foyer that screams nostalgia and catapults you right back to your childhood when a trip to the cinema with friends or family was a truly magical experience, in the days before social media, online leaks or closures. Your heroes and villains come out from the smoke and are brought to life in your mind as they play out a new scene. Take three!
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- Released: 2020
- Collection: Retrospective 2
- Edition Size: 10
- Specification: Hand embellished heavyweight artist canvas, double framed, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 36” x 27"
- Framed Size (Approx): 41.5” x 32"
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
The Memory Remains 3 - Large Limited Edition
- Who said cinema is dead?! The Memory Remains 3 shows that it is very much alive, even if with a certain amount of artistic license! Welcome inside a classic cinema foyer that screams nostalgia and catapults you right back to your childhood when a trip to the cinema with friends or family was a truly magical experience, in the days before social media, online leaks or closures. Your heroes and villains come out from the smoke and are brought to life in your mind as they play out a new scene. Take three!
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- Released: 2020
- Collection: Retrospective 2
- Edition Size: 20
- Specification: Limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 32” x 24"
- Framed Size (Approx): 42” x 34"
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
The Memory Remains 3 - Original
- Who said cinema is dead?! The Memory Remains 3 shows that it is very much alive, even if with a certain amount of artistic license! Welcome inside a classic cinema foyer that screams nostalgia and catapults you right back to your childhood when a trip to the cinema with friends or family was a truly magical experience, in the days before social media, online leaks or closures. Your heroes and villains come out from the smoke and are brought to life in your mind as they play out a new scene. Take three!
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- Released: 2020
- Collection: Retrospective 2
The Memory Remains 3 - Standard Limited Edition
£315.00
- Who said cinema is dead?! The Memory Remains 3 shows that it is very much alive, even if with a certain amount of artistic license! Welcome inside a classic cinema foyer that screams nostalgia and catapults you right back to your childhood when a trip to the cinema with friends or family was a truly magical experience, in the days before social media, online leaks or closures. Your heroes and villains come out from the smoke and are brought to life in your mind as they play out a new scene. Take three!
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- Released: 2020
- Collection: Retrospective 2
- Edition Size: 45
- Specification: Limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 25” x 18.5"
- Framed Size (Approx): 32” x 26"
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
The Memory Remains 3 - Standard Limited Edition #26/45
£236.25
- Who said cinema is dead?! The Memory Remains 3 shows that it is very much alive, even if with a certain amount of artistic license! Welcome inside a classic cinema foyer that screams nostalgia and catapults you right back to your childhood when a trip to the cinema with friends or family was a truly magical experience, in the days before social media, online leaks or closures. Your heroes and villains come out from the smoke and are brought to life in your mind as they play out a new scene. Take three!
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- Released: 2020
- Collection: Retrospective 2
- Edition Size: 45
- Specification: Limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 25” x 18.5"
- Framed Size (Approx): 32” x 26"
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
The Memory Remains 4 - Canvas Limited Edition
- Ok, so before I waffle on, I want to say a special thank you to the commissioning client of the very first ‘The Memory Remains’ that I created way, way back! I won’t mention his name, but he knows who he is and what a brilliant collaborative effort that was and look at the results! I remember being told that releasing the image as a print wouldn’t work, well no more words needed on that one, they say a picture speaks a thousand words.
I am a storyteller; I create visual chapters. Sometimes I conceive an ending, sometimes I leave it open to be continued. Occasionally, when immersed in a particular chapter, you can see an alternative direction which leads to a different ending. Yet, with ‘The Memory Remains’ there was always only one journey with it as a series, excluding ad-hoc special editions or pieces inspired by it.
The first piece crammed so much within a small window, literally. Stood looking across the road you could see the central toy shop with its’ enticing window display, whilst also getting a glimpse at part of a local cinema and an arcade that had recently closed down. I’m not sure if people spotted that and thought of it as a defining point to the piece. What it does it throw things completely as it changes the date from the era that it celebrates to being much more current. The sad reality of the closures of local independents is what is there but you look past that to what you remember when you were younger.
So, effectively you are doing exactly what my ‘Retrospective’ works epitomise, which is looking past the ‘real’ and towards the past and through the power of imagination and that child-like mindset, what you see is something that is so much bigger, brighter and better than it was. Hold onto that, as it is important when explaining each of the pieces within the series.
The first door that you were taken through in ‘The Memory Remains 2’ was the toy shop, and what a shop that turned out to be! How can so many toys be crammed into such a tiny shop frontage? See? So many of the toys from that scene feature within other pieces as I have continued to retell my youth through pictures (and so many of yours given by the reaction!) Everything links, it’s a walk-through of our memories, lovely, eh? ‘
The Memory Remains 3’ took you into an incredible cinema foyer to watch whatever film you choose to remember. Were those characters really there? Was your mind still in overdrive after the Pick N Mix, surely, they weren’t just the point of sale cardboard cut outs. There is such a wonderful link to my ‘Lost in Hollywood’ works with this piece and further reinforcement to the above where every memory is real and related.
So, there was one last door to go through, well before the shutters closed for the last time. The arcade! As the Gok would say, ‘it’s all about the confidence’ and truth be told, as a kid I had very little. So, I would always shy away from stepping up to the arcade machines, instead preferring to watch friends hammer them.
Confidence turns to comfort in another memory of growing up, this time during my time on a middle school French exchange trip when staying with a brilliant guy, who I still speak with today, Salut Cedric! I was incredibly home sick, I won’t lie. I pretended to have a cold to explain the streaming eyes! LOL buddy! Anyway, basically as well as playing table tennis, it was watching Cedric and his friend smashing it at ‘Sonic’ that has always stuck with me as it provided a real sense of comfort and common ground, even though I was shit at it and oblivious to any French insults being hurled about.
‘The Memory Remains 4’ is a true celebration of the wonders of retro gaming and the vibrancy of the arcades. Again, everything is shown to be bigger, brighter and a level up. What we see is a glimpse outside of the building and into Sonics’ world. I have wanted to replicate that iconic game play for so long and I love the end results. There have been so many interpretations of Sonic in the art scene, and each have their own merit, well this is mine and it’s authentic. Like Frank said, I did it my waaaaay.
So, whether you have bought part of this series, or this completes your full collection I want to say a massive thank you to each and every bloody one of you because it has been an absolute fucking blast! All great things come to an end, but the memories will always remain.
That’s all folks! -
- Released: 2021
- Collection: Retrospective 3
- Edition Size: 10 + 2AP
- Specification: Limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 36” x 27"
- Framed Size (Approx): 41.5” x 33"
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
The Memory Remains 4 - Original
- Ok, so before I waffle on, I want to say a special thank you to the commissioning client of the very first ‘The Memory Remains’ that I created way, way back! I won’t mention his name, but he knows who he is and what a brilliant collaborative effort that was and look at the results! I remember being told that releasing the image as a print wouldn’t work, well no more words needed on that one, they say a picture speaks a thousand words.
I am a storyteller; I create visual chapters. Sometimes I conceive an ending, sometimes I leave it open to be continued. Occasionally, when immersed in a particular chapter, you can see an alternative direction which leads to a different ending. Yet, with ‘The Memory Remains’ there was always only one journey with it as a series, excluding ad-hoc special editions or pieces inspired by it.
The first piece crammed so much within a small window, literally. Stood looking across the road you could see the central toy shop with its’ enticing window display, whilst also getting a glimpse at part of a local cinema and an arcade that had recently closed down. I’m not sure if people spotted that and thought of it as a defining point to the piece. What it does it throw things completely as it changes the date from the era that it celebrates to being much more current. The sad reality of the closures of local independents is what is there but you look past that to what you remember when you were younger.
So, effectively you are doing exactly what my ‘Retrospective’ works epitomise, which is looking past the ‘real’ and towards the past and through the power of imagination and that child-like mindset, what you see is something that is so much bigger, brighter and better than it was. Hold onto that, as it is important when explaining each of the pieces within the series.
The first door that you were taken through in ‘The Memory Remains 2’ was the toy shop, and what a shop that turned out to be! How can so many toys be crammed into such a tiny shop frontage? See? So many of the toys from that scene feature within other pieces as I have continued to retell my youth through pictures (and so many of yours given by the reaction!) Everything links, it’s a walk-through of our memories, lovely, eh? ‘
The Memory Remains 3’ took you into an incredible cinema foyer to watch whatever film you choose to remember. Were those characters really there? Was your mind still in overdrive after the Pick N Mix, surely, they weren’t just the point of sale cardboard cut outs. There is such a wonderful link to my ‘Lost in Hollywood’ works with this piece and further reinforcement to the above where every memory is real and related.
So, there was one last door to go through, well before the shutters closed for the last time. The arcade! As the Gok would say, ‘it’s all about the confidence’ and truth be told, as a kid I had very little. So, I would always shy away from stepping up to the arcade machines, instead preferring to watch friends hammer them.
Confidence turns to comfort in another memory of growing up, this time during my time on a middle school French exchange trip when staying with a brilliant guy, who I still speak with today, Salut Cedric! I was incredibly home sick, I won’t lie. I pretended to have a cold to explain the streaming eyes! LOL buddy! Anyway, basically as well as playing table tennis, it was watching Cedric and his friend smashing it at ‘Sonic’ that has always stuck with me as it provided a real sense of comfort and common ground, even though I was shit at it and oblivious to any French insults being hurled about.
‘The Memory Remains 4’ is a true celebration of the wonders of retro gaming and the vibrancy of the arcades. Again, everything is shown to be bigger, brighter and a level up. What we see is a glimpse outside of the building and into Sonics’ world. I have wanted to replicate that iconic game play for so long and I love the end results. There have been so many interpretations of Sonic in the art scene, and each have their own merit, well this is mine and it’s authentic. Like Frank said, I did it my waaaaay.
So, whether you have bought part of this series, or this completes your full collection I want to say a massive thank you to each and every bloody one of you because it has been an absolute fucking blast! All great things come to an end, but the memories will always remain.
That’s all folks! -
- Released: 2021
- Collection: Retrospective 3
- Edition Size: 1 of 1 Original
- Specification: Mixed media original piece, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 48” x 36"
- Framed Size (Approx): 54” x 41"
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- Get in touch for overseas delivery
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In stock and available for despatch