Every one of us are never more than a series of unfortunate and untimely events away from falling on much harder times, and Paddington Bear isn’t immune to such unpleasant fates, despite the traditionally upbeat nature of the familiar story-telling. But then when the celebrated contemporary fine art exponent, Mark Davies takes a renewed interest in the subject matter (as he has this Spring 2018), then brace yourself for a more gritty, realistic re-telling which isn’t always child-friendly and might just require PG certification. ‘A Letter to Aunt Lucy’ pictures Paddington Bear in unfamiliar beatnik compositional territory, with the down-on-his-luck bear seemingly busking at – we presume – Paddington Station, complete with upturned hat to collect the monetized good grace of strangers. Many will question whether or not a visibly dejected Paddington is acquiring funds to purchase stamps (to post letters to the eponymous Aunt Lucy), or rather to acquire marmalade. Either way, Davies’ very latest hand-embellished and signed giclee limited edition study is illustratively encapsulated here in breath-taking deluxe iteration, and can be enquired about with immediate effect.
Fusing the eloquence of Hans Christen Anderson with the creative tour de force that is, the Brothers Grimm, it’s also fair to say that the critically acclaimed contemporary fine artist, Mark Davies was significantly influenced by the literary (and graphically accompanying) genius of the abovementioned authors of folkloric appeal. And viewer’s hardly have to read between the structured lines (and illustratively-narrative) brush strokes to gage that the best-selling Davies loves nothing more than to take an instantly recognizable tale of tradition, and visually run with it, to afford the finished article more than a touch of the 2018’s. And right on cue here is the ever-engaging Davies’ brand new giclee limited edition Spring release, entitled ‘A Letter to Aunt Lucy’; and pictorially channelling who else but the nation’s beloved marmalade sandwich-eater and furry adventurer, Paddington Bear. Naturally enough, Davies has put his own, darker art spin on 31” x 23” things, and what we pore over with intrigue here is the story’s hero sat in a lonely stairwell, missing his titular Aunt Lucy. A million miles away from love, belonging and deepest Peru. Speak with us today for more details!
