Til The End Avengers by Mark Davies

Available as a fantastic Limited Edition Print.

All Artwork is signed by the artist and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. 

MARK SAYS:

It was 2019 when I first created ‘The Fight of our Lives’ as part of my ‘Lost in Hollywood 2’ collection, the first movie inspired body of work since I embarked on my journey of independence as an artist! Six years on and wow! Seriously?! What a crazy amount of change and growth since then, I still remember the launch show as if it was yesterday.

The enormity of The Avengers franchise and its following was something that I didn’t under estimate then and I never will. I enlisted the help of a true fan to help do it justice and ensure that I got it right and that decision really worked! More importantly, it felt great as it was a collaborative effort, which is something that I always enjoy when creating new artwork.

As so many of you were asking for me to produce a new piece, and seeing as though ‘Lost in Hollywood 2025’ is a body of work that showcases dramatic sequels to past pieces, it seemed the right time to assemble another dramatic scene! As with before, I have also taken the opportunity to get the suggestions from a ‘die hard’ fan so I can’t take the full credit for what you now see, thanks Jemima!

The plan for this new piece was to focus on ‘Avengers Endgame’, a movie that ironically premiered in 2019, so I am playing catch up! ‘The Fight of our Lives’ was set in front of a battered Grand Central Terminal in New York City, where I then set about hiding details amongst the rubble. This is a way of working that I love as it encourages interaction when studying the image. However, sometimes it is good to break away from that and go big, blatant and bold!

So, whereas the first scene featured a single portal with a subtle silhouetted figure, the intention here was to go for a much more dramatic image and portray the drama from the point where many portals had either already opened or were about to. From watching that moment in the movie, I was utterly mesmerised by the sheer intensity of what was playing out before my eyes. The interesting thing was when I started to research into that part of the film, there was a feeling of discontent amongst some fans that the chosen colour palette was a little muted. In my humble opinion, I actually loved the tones but each to their own!

Naturally as an artist you don’t simply want to replicate what you already know, where would the fun or authenticity be in that? To sit here and spend upwards of sixty hours on creating the image and hours after when embellishing and signing each edition, it would be so dull! So, I have gone down the path of making everything bolder, brighter and vivid for this take on the Avengers and I loved every minute of it. So much of my portfolio is driven by multi-layered narratives that drive complex and personal artworks, sometimes it is good to step away and focus purely on the technical skill and set about producing an image that is for the fans and one that can easily be enjoyed!

What you now see is exactly that, a scene that is full to bursting with an array of your favourite characters that each have been worked on to add even more drama and intensity. It is a tricky task to get so many to all work together and look united, I love a challenge and am so pleased with the end result. I know I said that this piece isn’t focused on narratives but there is something there with the way that so many come together to fight for one cause or person and the title pours light on that perfectly.

I hope that you are impressed and excited with my approach and execution for this brand-new piece, it is such a great contrast to the 2019 offering and reflects the growth in confidence to not hold back, whilst always striving to improve on a technical level. I look forward to hearing what you think!

Avengers assemble!