New York (1973)

15 fabulous vintage photos that prove 1980s was the best decade ever!

Sep 11, 2001, AN225 set 214 national and 124 world records by lifting 5 tanks with a total weight of 253.820t to the altitude of 10,570 m. The speed of 763km/h was reached on 1000 km closed route

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80s Movies Times Square (private commission) I’ve been pretty busy lately working on this ambitious piece, and I’m excited to be able to finally reveal it.

The concept all came from the client, so I can’t take credit (!), but it was a fantastic idea to imagine that all these characters from different 80s movies could be somehow part of the same universe and literally cross paths at the same moment in time. All of the characters I’ve added were at the client’s request, and while technically Ghost and Gremlins 2 are from 1990 (!), they still feel like 80s movies, and must have been conceived (and probably also filmed) before the decade was out.

Naturally, creating something like this took many long hours, initially just in terms of seeking appropriate reference, both for the background, and then for all the characters themselves. In fact it took several days to plan before I’d even begun to paint anything, and even then, it evolved somewhat along the way. The majority of billboards were replaced from the main original background reference which was very late 70s, in order to all add to the 80s feel. 

Getting to add a bonus Roger Moore and Grace Jones, paying homage to Dan Gouzee’s classic ‘A View to a Kill’ poster was especially fun. In fact conceptually that was interesting too, because in a world full of movie characters, what actual movies could they go to see? Bond just seemed to work as a pop cultural phenomenon that could stand outside of that world. There are a couple of other movies referenced in there too – see if you can spot them.

This was a private commission, so I’m afraid no prints will be available. It has got me thinking though, it could be fun to paint other cities and characters. Right now I need to have a bit of a lie down though! Massive thanks to my client Russell Piper for the commission and concept.

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Here is the fourth and final British Airways retro-livery - the ‘Negus’ design, which the airline used from 1974-1980 and will now adorn a Boeing 747 in the BA fleet as part of the airline’s centenary celebrations.

Porsche 911 3.6 Turbo (964) 1993