Replete with a raft of graphic footnotes to writer/director, Spielberg’s iconic movie from which this magnanimous piece was inspired, ‘I Never Left (ET)’ affords the visual genius of Mark Davies to illustratively run amok here for us all to enjoy. We’re talking about the subtle NASA emblem, Coors beer cans and an Iguana basking in the moonlight, all discovered amongst the rocks, and all of which pay compositional homage to ET. And that’s not all, as elsewhere note the flickering glow of the fireflies in and around the ferns, while also the more eagle-eyed will have duly witnessed a ‘Speak & Spell’ secreted within the midst of the surrounding fauna. Film references aside, this emotionally-engaging new Spring 2018 limited edition from the much sought after contemporary fine art exponent, Davies is a must-have addition to anyone’s collection, and presented in this latest hand-embellished and signed deluxe giclee form represents a thing of ornate visual beauty.
In this alternate, parallel universe as superbly created in visually stunning detail by one of the country’s most admired – and collected – contemporary fine art practitioners, Mark Davies works on the premise that ET never actually left our midst back in the early 1980s; and has, instead, being walking amongst us ever since. This compositionally spellbinding alt-stance on a very famous celluloid tale (itself going by the name of ‘I Never Left (ET)’), acts as the giclee mounted limited edition follow-up to the hugely popular, Davies’ 2016 piece, entitled ‘I’ll Be Right Here.’ The newly-inspired graphic timeline depicts another part of the forest from where ET was waiting for his lift (after successfully phoning home previously), and focuses on the moment when Elliott brings his BMX to a halt just out of shot, on seeing his friend coming into view over the rocky crag. It is that interaction and unbreakable bond which Davies has dwelt on here in this Spring 2018-released new 31” x 23” piece, now available.
