Queen artwork shows late monarch with blue hair, nose ring and shoulder tattoo – and her Majesty loved it
BRIT punk artist Mark Sloper has announced the launch of the first major art exhibition dedicated to the memory of the late Queen.
His provocative collection, the biggest exhibition of his career, features HRH The Queen as the star of the show.
Sloper is famous after HRH The Queen saw her painting and asked that her punk portrait be changed as she didn’t like the tattoo on her neck.
He created an image of Her Majesty with blue hair, a nose ring and the loveheart inking.
Artist Mark Sloper, known as Illuminati and collected around the world, created an image of Her Majesty with blue hair, a nose ring and the love-heart inking.
The monarch, was said to have found the artwork hilarious but asked for the tattoo of husband Philip’s name to be altered to show her royal crest.
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Speaking about the project, Mark said: “Burnt into my tiny mind is the iconic Jamie Reid portrait of the queen, reimagined as a punk rocker with ring through her nose.”
He shared that it was part of his childhood and he hope’s that his “reimagination of her as a beautiful punk monarch stands the test of time as does Jamies from 1977.”
He continued: “When I was first told that her majesty found my picture of her “a hoot” I was truly moved, when she approved it for a second time, so that I was able to release it on a commercial print basis, I wanted to thank her personally, alas it wasn’t to be.
Adding: “In her honour I’m dedicating my Saatchi show to her majesty and I am making a Royal wall in tribute to her glorious reign, focussing on the 1977 silver jubilee to tie in with the beginnings of punk rock.
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He continued to say his art punk Queens are beautifully constructed with sparkling jewels, newspaper headlines and the HRH Elizabeth II looking “splendid and regal”, with a little “punky attitude.”
“Punk rockers such as the Sex Pistols have been misunderstood as anti-royalist but I celebrate the monarchy and loved the Queen. Rule Britannia!,” Martin shared.
Martin also said The Royals themselves see the “humorous side” to his art and are now becoming collectors.”
The artist’s work is collected by celebrities including Sir Elton John, Sting, Boy George, Danny Dyer, Anthea Turner, John Terry and Sex pistol drummer Paul Cook.
The iconic image of Queen Elizabeth II will be celebrated at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery at the annual StART event later this month.