According to the leading contemporary fine art exponent, Mark Davies himself (or, if you care, delivered straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak), this brand new Spring 2018 giclee limited edition pictures two equine beauties, one of which is supposedly Robin Hood, whilst the other graphically channels Maid Marian. Describing how the compositional interaction illustratively symbolises their love for one another, the best-selling Davies’ latest hand-signed 31” x 23” iteration is as pictorially playful and almost innocent in surface context as his back catalogue. Until that is your eye leads you to the arrow discovered in the brown horse/Marian’s side, there in the midst of Davies’ ‘A Love Outlawed.’ Thus creating a raft of individual narratives from that juncture forward, as ever this Davies study tackles both emotional light and dark, together with the visually resplendent. Get in touch now for more information.
Tales of both inappropriate and/or forbidden love litter the greatest works of period fiction, and the story of Robin Hood is no different in that respect. However what does further challenge those seemingly familiar with many a more compositionally-crafted essay from history, is when one of the UK’s most formidable contemporary fine art practitioners, Mark Davies gets in on the newly pictorial act. Not least due to the hugely popular artist’s breathing of new life into your favourite chapters of your favourite books of yore, and subsequently providing the light you cannot find in the darkness; and conversely, shining darkness into the light. Davies’ words we’re paraphrasing there, incidentally; yet who else more qualified than the art exponent himself to lend a broader narrative to his very latest hand-embellished and signed giclee limited edition, observed here this Spring 2018, in its recently released deluxe form. ‘A Love Outlawed’ hints an inescapable flaw in their fledgling relationship, which is fleetingly ignored for this secret tryst in the forest clearing. With Davies reimagining Robin Hood and Maid Marian in equine form for the highly illustrative purposes of this 47.5” x 35” piece, the detailing abound suggests a darker narrative for the viewer to take on board, which of course Davies’ fans and collectors will relish the opportunity to once again.
