Morgan Howell FRSA
In 2007, Johnny Marr stated to MOJO that “the seven-inch single, as an entity, is an absolutely powerful, possible otherworldly object.” One man who understands this is British artist Morgan Howell of Supersize Art.
Known for his extraordinary, giant, hand-painted 3-D facsimiles of classic paper sleeve 45s, Morgan creates a one-off unique supersized painting of each single. The natural wear incurred by the treasured disc is duly rendered in paint, making for a desirable artwork and consciousness portal for vinyl junkie music heads everywhere. Howell's attention to detail is fastidious, down to the authentically distressed and creased canvas that doubles as up-scaled paper sleeves and the tiny imperfections round the edges of the labels of the 27” vinyl records. He additionally offers prints of famous singles and also takes commissions, providing a personal touch.
Howell’s original paintings are attracting a cult following amongst musicians and music industry moguls. His painting of David Bowie’s 'The Jean Genie' sits proudly on the wall at Sony Music, 'Yesterday' by The Beatles is at the iconic Capitol Building in L.A. and famous owners include Ozzy Osbourne, Neil Diamond, Lord Lloyd Webber, Don Letts, Jerry Dammers, Ian Brown, Johnny Marr and Billy Gibbons. Examples of his work are a permanent feature of the Radio 2 Green Room alongside Elton John’s piano, and when the BBC interviewed The Rolling Stones in London’s Dorchester Hotel in the run up to their concerts at the 02 in November 2012, three of his supersize Rolling Stones singles formed the backdrop. A matched pair of his paintings of The Beatles double A-Side 'Hey Jude' and 'Revolution' fetched £20,000 in an auction at Abbey Road studios. His original painting for Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” has earned a place at BMG Chrysalis, whilst The Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ and ‘The Clash piece 'White Man at Hammersmith Palais’ were auctioned off in aid of Children in Need.
Howell’s passion has always been his art. In 2005, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Art and in 2010, he was shortlisted and received display notices at The Royal Academy.
"Vinyl is returning to my life in a big way, in the form of Morgan Howell and Supersize Art. 'Ziggy Stardust', by David Bowie, is the one I bought. The one that will soon be staring down at me from my study wall. Vinyl. It's back. In a big way."
Dylan Jones, The Independent
"Rarely has the MOJO office been so galvanised than when Morgan Howell popped in to show us his Supersized Singles. The 3D quality is uncanny, just like an original single has been blown up with some science-fiction enlargement machine and plonked on your wall."
MOJO Magazine
8 colour giclee prints on fine art paper size 329mm x 483
Editions of 75
Limited edition print of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Bob Dylan's 'Like A Rolling Stone' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of The Beatles' 'Love Me Do' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of The Beatles' 'Yesterday' vinyl single
Limited edition print of Morgan Howell’s original painting of the cover of Blondie’s ‘Heart of Glass’ vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Bob Dylan's 'Blowin' In The Wind' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Bruce Springsteen 'Born To Run' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Chuck Berry's 'You Never Can Tell' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of The Clash '(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais vinyl single
Limited edition print of Morgan Howell’s original painting of the pink cover of The Clash’s ‘(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais’ vinyl single
Limited edition print of Morgan Howell’s original painting of the blue cover of The Clash’s ‘(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais’ vinyl single
Limited edition print of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Cream's 'Sunshine of Your Love' vinyl single
Limited edition print of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of David Bowie's 'Rebel Rebel' vinyl single
Limited edition print of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of David Bowie's 'Life on Mars' vinyl single
Limited edition print of Morgan Howell’s original painting of the cover of David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ vinyl single
Limited edition print of Morgan Howell’s original painting of the cover of David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Elton John's 'Your Song' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Elvis Presley's 'That's All Right' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of The Jam's 'Town Called Malice' vinyl single
Limitd edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Jimi Hendrix's 'All Along the Watchtower' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of The Kinks's 'Waterloo Sunset' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Led Zeppelin's 'Led Zeppelin II' vinyl album
Limited edition print of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side' vingle single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Madness Baggy Trousers vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall' vinyl single
Limited edition print of Morgan Howell's original 3D painting of the cover of Prince's 'When Doves Cry' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of The Ramones 'Baby, I Love You' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of The Rolling Stones 'Brown Sugar' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of The Rolling Stones It's All Over Now vinyl single
Limited edition print of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of The Rolling Stones 'Gimme Shelter' vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of The Specials Ghost Town vinyl single
Limited edition of Morgan Howell's original painting of the cover of T-Rex's '20th Century Boy' vinyl single
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