Hope (The Little Mermaid) | Mark Davies

Hope, a magical Limited Edition artwork by digital artist Mark Davies. Based on The Little Mermaid.

Released in 2016 from the "Through Darkness & Light" collection.

This last-remaining large format paper edition is an Artist Proof no. 1 and is embellished with glitter.

Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid is depicted through a wonderfully vibrant and enchanting digital narrative that is soured by a darker undercurrent that ultimately prevails, leading to sadness, heartbreak and a waste of life. This is a tale of unreciprocated love between the beauty of the sea and man both as Hans intended but also where our negative impact on the sea comes out from the shadows, referencing the likes of war and the draining of the earths’ resources. What becomes of the broken hearted? Time will tell...