Remastered
A bold and intense collection of work that showcases iconic music album covers remastered by Mark Davies
I am taking something that exists and is well loved but making it better, adding ambience, detail and emotion. You’re not trying to change things to the point of distorting or losing what people love about the iconic covers but simply amplifying the original works. I’m doing exactly what a producer would do when they revisit a classic and evaluate what works and why and what can be built on and brought up-to-date. Exploring an emotion that may not have been visible on what we recognise today but could very well be there under the surface, away from the spotlight.
Am I Happy Or In Misery? (Jimi Hendrix) - Hand Embellished Limited Edition
£505.00
- Jimi’s presence and confidence shine within the original album artwork so this was a great base to work from, yet with this piece I wanted to hint at a softer, more fragile side where he is slightly more dazed in the eyes - either because of toxins or torment. As shown in Amy’s facial detail you will notice that Jimi’s skin is cracking and starting to break up - again something that is quite powerful even more so because he is no longer with us. The colours of the original image have always caught my eye so I have gone for it with this piece to allow for an even more dramatic and ‘cool’ piece that will allow for dramatic embellishing. Another element that I have pushed is the ambience from the original scene, building on the smoke and flame detailing - the smoke more so really does help to portray the intensity of that era working in conjunction with the cracked and blistering background detailing that suggests a darker side.
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- Released: 2018
- Collection: Remastered
- Edition Size: 10 + 1AP
- Specification: Hand embellished, deckled limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 23” x 23"
- Framed Size (Approx): 34” x 34"
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- Free delivery to UK Mainland
- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
Am I Happy Or In Misery? (Jimi Hendrix) - Original
- Jimi’s presence and confidence shine within the original album artwork so this was a great base to work from, yet with this piece I wanted to hint at a softer, more fragile side where he is slightly more dazed in the eyes - either because of toxins or torment. As shown in Amy’s facial detail you will notice that Jimi’s skin is cracking and starting to break up - again something that is quite powerful even more so because he is no longer with us. The colours of the original image have always caught my eye so I have gone for it with this piece to allow for an even more dramatic and ‘cool’ piece that will allow for dramatic embellishing. Another element that I have pushed is the ambience from the original scene, building on the smoke and flame detailing - the smoke more so really does help to portray the intensity of that era working in conjunction with the cracked and blistering background detailing that suggests a darker side.
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- Released: 2018
- Collection: Remastered
- Specification: 1 of 1 original - Bespoke frame & embellished canvas, hand signed by artist.
- Framed Size (Approx): 45” x 45"
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- Free delivery to UK Mainland
- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
Amy (Amy Winehouse) - Hand Embellished Limited Edition
£505.00
- My aspirations for this piece were to soften her overall look through the blurred techniques that I use so I could amplify the fragility of her as a woman, surrounded by the darkness and chaos of the industry and her lifestyle and her demons that surrounded her whilst reinforcing that she was just a woman in need of help. I have used the cracking textures to depict her being broken and continuing to break, subtle but powerful - a detail that will flow through the body of work just like it does through the industry.
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- Released: 2018
- Collection: Remastered
- Edition Size: 10 + 1AP
- Specification: Hand embellished, deckled limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 23” x 23"
- Framed Size (Approx): 34” x 34"
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- Free delivery to UK Mainland
- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
Amy (Amy Winehouse) - Original
- My aspirations for this piece were to soften her overall look through the blurred techniques that I use so I could amplify the fragility of her as a woman, surrounded by the darkness and chaos of the industry and her lifestyle and her demons that surrounded her whilst reinforcing that she was just a woman in need of help. I have used the cracking textures to depict her being broken and continuing to break, subtle but powerful - a detail that will flow through the body of work just like it does through the industry.
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- Released: 2018
- Collection: Remastered
- Specification: 1 of 1 original - Bespoke frame & embellished canvas, hand signed by artist.
- Framed Size (Approx): 45” x 45"
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- Free delivery to UK Mainland
- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
GLASTO! - Vinyl LP Limited Edition
£895.00
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Is there a more epic and celebrated music festival than Glastonbury? Personally, nothing comes anywhere near it and that’s coming from someone who’s never managed to get a bloody ticket for the damned thing! The history of the festival is fascinating, set within the iconic Worthy Farm amongst the Somerset hills and under the watch of Glastonbury Tor. The music, entertainment and people are as diverse as what Mother Nature serves up each year.
For those who follow my work you will know that music is a catalyst and always the backdrop for my artworks, inspiring a concept, adding fuel to the fire of emotion that drives it or twisting lyrics to amplify what I am conveying. Art is everything, music is everything, they are how I bleed and how ultimately, I heal. It acts as a crutch, a comfort blanket, a shot of adrenaline.
A song can position you, to take you back to a time when things were great or not so great. For me, large parts of Glastonbury remind me when things were incredibly dark and challenging, times that I have fought to move clear from. For that weekend, watching hours and hours of the festival was a chance to escape and I loved every minute of it and was always gutted when it was over.
So many will have their own favourite memories from those who owned the stage, Metallica in 2014 was just stunning for a metal fan to see them smash it. Radiohead’s set in 1997 was beautiful, Paolo Nutini’s ‘Iron Sky’ lives long in the memory whilst the brilliant Foals set kickstarted my love for another great band who I wasn’t aware of before the festival. It’s always great to see the controversy surrounding some of the headliners and then watching them confirm why they deserve a place on the pyramid – all hail Stormzy!
In 2019 I set about planning how I could celebrate Glastonbury turning 50, to see it then cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic was gutting whilst naturally completely appropriate. I continued regardless and what you now see is an image that showcases each and every one of the headliners since T-Rex kicked things off in 1970. Music brings people together; Glastonbury brings people together and my piece ‘GLASTO!’ brings artists together for one hell of a session!
The iconic Ribbon Tower and Pyramid stage sit in front of the silhouetted hills as the sun sets or rises depending on how you see it. I wanted to capture the energy and passion as they perform together whilst also conveying that wonderful sense of calm after overdoing it. A fire is the centre piece to bring people together and to reminisce, the magical details that radiate out from the flames and fill the scene signify this as the fuel for stirring and reigniting memories, some to keep close, others to set free.
I hope you love this piece as much as I have loved creating it and I hope that it pulls at your heart strings, whilst doing justice to the phenomenal work by Michael and Emily Eavis. Nothing can stand up to the live festival but I’m pretty confident ‘GLASTO!’ can give you hours of entertainment trying to tick off all of the hidden headline acts. So, grab a drink and your wellies and enjoy the spirit of Glastonbury, I predict a riot!
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- Released: 2023
- Collection: Remastered
- 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.
I Gotta Get Out (Meatloaf) - Hand Embellished Large Limited Edition
£505.00
- The intention here was simply to make everything more explosive and dramatic, through increasing the speed that the motorbike and rider shoot out from the ground and adding more dramatic fire detailing. The cemetery backdrop is even more jagged and intense while the huge bat gives off a greater sense of movement and intensity.
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- Released: 2018
- Collection: Remastered
- Edition Size: 10 + 1AP
- Specification: Hand embellished, deckled limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 23” x 23"
- Framed Size (Approx): 34” x 34"
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- Free delivery to UK Mainland
- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
I Gotta Get Out (Meatloaf) - Original
£3,750.00
- The intention here was simply to make everything more explosive and dramatic, through increasing the speed that the motorbike and rider shoot out from the ground and adding more dramatic fire detailing. The cemetery backdrop is even more jagged and intense while the huge bat gives off a greater sense of movement and intensity.
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- Released: 2018
- Collection: Remastered
- Specification: 1 of 1 original - Bespoke frame & embellished canvas, hand signed by artist.
- Framed Size (Approx): 45” x 45"
- Image is for visual purposes only as this original is currently in production.
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- Free delivery to UK Mainland
- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
Keep The Dream In Your Pocket (Fleetwood Mac) - Vinyl LP Limited Edition
£895.00
- My reworking of the acclaimed ‘Tango in the Night’ album by Fleetwood Mac that showcases the warmth of the original tropical scene with a few additional parrots added in for good measure.
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- Released: 2023
- Collection: Remastered
- 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.
Let Me Guide You (Prince) - Hand Embellished Limited Edition
£505.00
- My interpretation of the classic album cover of Purple Rain by Prince. Square in composition to mimic the cover artwork it is an abstract take on the iconic image of Prince sat on his motorbike surrounded by smoke and shadows. This style is a continuation of the silhouette style that I have built up and is a combination of abstract markings, smoke, bokeh and musical staves and notes. The aim being to create something abstract and engaging with intense colours and that is big on detail with the aim of doing justice to such an iconic artist.
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- Released: 2018
- Collection: Remastered
- Edition Size: 10 + 1AP
- Specification: Hand embellished, deckled limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 23” x 23"
- Framed Size (Approx): 34” x 34"
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- Free delivery to UK Mainland
- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Please allow approximately 14 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
Let Me Guide You (Prince) - Original
- My interpretation of the classic album cover of Purple Rain by Prince. Square in composition to mimic the cover artwork it is an abstract take on the iconic image of Prince sat on his motorbike surrounded by smoke and shadows. This style is a continuation of the silhouette style that I have built up and is a combination of abstract markings, smoke, bokeh and musical staves and notes. The aim being to create something abstract and engaging with intense colours and that is big on detail with the aim of doing justice to such an iconic artist.
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- Released: 2017
- Collection: Remastered
- Specification: 1 of 1 original - Bespoke frame & embellished canvas, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 36” x 36"
- Framed Size: 41” x 41"
True Blue (Madonna) - Original
- My portrait piece shows Madonna in a lighter fashion, inspired from her True Blue album. The image is so striking through her expression, the tight crop leaves you to decide exactly what is going on out of view but one that you could imagine she is in her element. The aim was to create something that amplifies the original image and is really beautiful and sexy, the overriding aim for both pieces really, depending on what floats your boat!
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- Released: 2018
- Collection: Icons
- Specification: 1 of 1 original - Bespoke frame & embellished canvas, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 36” x 36"
- Framed Size: 38” x 38"
- Available exclusively with Images In Frames - Wanstead
Yesterday's Gone (Fleetwood Mac) - Original
- My reworking of the acclaimed ‘Rumours’ album by Fleetwood Mac that enhances the darkness that surrounded the band yet focuses on the connection between the members.
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- Released: 2018
- Collection: Remastered
- Specification: 1 of 1 original - Bespoke frame & embellished canvas, hand signed by artist.
- Framed Size (Approx): 45” x 45"
Yesterday's Gone (Fleetwood Mac) - Vinyl LP Limited Edition
£895.00
- My reworking of the acclaimed ‘Rumours’ album by Fleetwood Mac that enhances the darkness that surrounded the band yet focuses on the connection between the members.
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- Released: 2023
- Collection: Remastered
- 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.