Gandalf's Brought F*cking Cake! (Lord Of The Rings)
Large Giclée Edition Specification:
- Edition Size: 10 + 2AP
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Hand embellished, deckled deluxe limited edition fine art print, hand signed by artist.
- Image Size: 37” x 24" - Framed Size (Approx): 44” x 32"
Delivery:
- Please allow approximately 21 days for delivery, should you need delivery sooner please let us know.
- Get in touch for overseas delivery
- Collection from Worthing store available (specify at checkout)
Narrative:
This is my interpretation of the incredibly popular stories that make up The Lord Of The Rings entitled ‘Gandalf’s Brought F*cking Cake!’
My intention with this piece was to not simply create a stunning and vast landscape but to have some real fun with it and embrace the quirkiness of the Hobbits especially. When you are piecing together imagery that involves unifying a large number of individual objects a key challenge is to get the scale right or risk confusing or killing a piece. What was appealing here was that contrast between the norm and the world of the Hobbits, the fact that really detailed environments happened to be so much smaller and you would only know that this was the case when a character such as Gandalf came into shot.
My favourite character is Bilbo Baggins, I love the contrast between author and burglar! So, I have focused in on his world, his house and in this case, his 111th birthday, true to say he’s getting on a bit now, he may even be shrinking but it’s ok because Gandalf’s just turned up and he’s brought f*cking cake!’ This sets the tone for the piece, just good fun in a whimsical setting that embraces colour and light and has wonderful magical details that interact and hide amongst the scene.
I wanted to bring some normality into the surrealness of the narrative and characters, and the birthday cake does just that, maybe it is the message on the cake or the fact that it is of Bilbo’s favourite icons - Dobby (deliberate not a blooper on my part!) that brings everything back down to earth. It’s a feel-good piece that you can immerse yourself within and decide yourself what is happening through the open door. Happy birthday Bilbo, you beautiful bloody blaggard!
Your order will be produced on demand, therefore please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. Should you require it sooner, please reach out to us.
For stock items that already exist in our Worthing store then collection is usually available within 24 hours depending on the day that you placed the order.
STORE COLLECTION:
Pieces in stock within the store can be collected within 24 hours. Please allow 14-21 days for web orders as these are produced on demand.
Hand embellishing is where Mark transforms the print or canvas with coloured 'micro glitters' that make your artwork sparkle, especially when the light catches it!
Added by hand, the effect is amazing and incredibly popular. 'Artist Proofs', 'Printer Proofs' and 'Premium Canvases' are embellished as standard, other editions can also be upgraded to become embellished should you wish.
If you fancy something truly unique instead of the black or white frame choices, you can upgrade to a stunning hand painted frame by Mark. You can either specify your choice of style and colours or leave it to Mark to work his magic. Simply add your comments at point of ordering.
