Alex Hamilton Studio


In the bleak opening line of the July 1969 release of the one-hit-wonder song “In the year 2525” by Zager and Evans, it asks the poignant question ”if man is still alive?” and goes on to predict the distant future in a serious of blatantly bizarre scenarios.Never before in the lifespan of this song, exactly one month younger than myself, has it been more relevant than in the early months of 2020’s Covid 19 pandemic chaos.

Everyone I know panicked in their own way, from anger to despair and a whole lot of uncertainty mixed in, the reality of man’s demise was never more palpable. Everyone also coped in his or her own way. Some baked, some wrote and some switched onto social media while others avoided it like the plaque, or at least tried to.

I turned to music.

Music has always played a very important part in my creative process, but it has also been my therapy, my escape, my emotional well being and my pure joy. Trapped in a very small apartment during the first few months of lockdown I turned to mainly Spotify and made a few hundred different play lists within the first few weeks and in the process dove head first into finding some of the most obscure hits from all eras and new genres of music I had never even heard about before. It worked and occupied my curiosity, sense of adventurous research and often kept me from fretting about reality.I used music to cope and stay at home safely and it aided me in dealing with the challenges. Luckily a fabulous soundtrack now accompanied all the problems and worries.

This exhibition is therefore a thank-you-tribute-exhibition to celebrate and acknowledge the absolute power of song, the extraordinary musicians who create this wonder and most prominently the albums they made to tell complete and complex stories.It is also a celebration of the by now almost extinct art of Album Covers which played such an important role in my early visual language development.

As a long time collector, admirer of and complete album art enthusiast, I had the great pleasure to create my very own album art in 2018 when I designed the cover for one of my favorite bands ever. Can’t Stop by Freshlyground was a total dream come true job and I am including a stencil artwork of this album to acknowledge the importance it played in my career and aspiration as a pop artist.

This exhibition consist of two parts: one is a new series of stencil artworks (similar to my Cast and Crew series of 2008) of all of my favorite and iconic Album Covers and the second are paintings reinterpreting a selection of these covers.

- Alex Hamilton


Patti100cm x 100cmAcrylic on canvasR 18 000.00


VoicesAcrylic on canvas180cm x 135cmR 45 000


Nina60cm x 60cm Acrylic on canvasR 7 500


AnnieAcrylic on canvas90cm x 90cmR 17 000


Teen SpiritAcrylic on canvas120cm x 120cmR 25 000


CashAcrylic on canvas90cm x 120cmR 20 000


There must be an angelAcrylic on canvas45cm x 60cmR 7 500


Andy Warhol - The Velvet Underground, 1 of 10The Beastie Boys – Licensed to III, 1 of 10The Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols, 1 of 10The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks, 1 of 10

Hand-cut stencil, acrylic and spray paint on wood25 x 25cm, Variable edition of 10R 1450.00 each


The Doors – The Doors, 2 of 10Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around, 1 of 10Hugh Masekela – Introducing Hedzoleh Soundz, 1 of 10Joni Mitchell – Both Sides Now, 1 of 10

Hand-cut stencil, acrylic and spray paint on wood25cm x 25cm, Variable edition of 10R 1450.00 each


Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On, 2 of 10Bob Dylan – Blonde on Blonde, 2 of 10Depeche Mode – Construction Time Again, 1 of 10Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP, 2 of 10



David Bowie – Aladdin Sane, 1 of 10Marianne Faithfull – Broken English, 1 of 10Madonna – True Blue, 1 of 10Eurythmics – Touch, 1 of 10



Elvis Presley - G.I. Blues, 1 of 10Karen Zoid – Ultimate Zoid, 1 of 10Patti Smith - Horses, 1 of 10Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman, 2 of 10



Van Morrison - Astral Weeks, 2 of 10Yazoo – Upstairs at Eric’s, 2 of 10Queen - Queen II, 1 of 10Miriam Makeba – Pata Pata, 1 of 10



The Rolling Stones – Sticky Fingers, 1 of 10Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life, 2 of 10Rage Against the Machine – Rage Against the Machine, 2 of 10The Beatles – Revolver, 2 of 10



Miles Davis – Kind of Blue, 2 of 10Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run, 2 of 10Bob Marley and the Wailers – Legend, 2 of 10Neil Diamond – The Jazz Singer 2 of 10



The Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed, 2 of 10Grace Jones – Slave to the Rhythm, 1 of 10Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon, 1 of 10Simon & Garfunkel – Bookends, 1 of 10



Prince – Purple Rain, 2 of 10Nina Simone - My baby just cares for me, 1 of 10Nick Caveand the bad seeds – The Boatman’s Call, 1 of 10Amy Winehouse - Back to Black, 1 of 10



Nirvana – Nevermind, 2 of 10Freshlyground – Can’t stop, 1 of 10Fleetwood Mac – Rumours, 2 of 10Janis Joplin - Pearl, 1 of 10

Hand-cut stencil, acrylic and spray paint on wood25cm x 25cm, Varianle edition of 10R 1450.00 each


These album cover stencil artworks can be ordered indiviually or as a collection on one canvas. The selection and size is up to the client’s choice. Pricing avaialble on request. Additional album covers can also be added.


Cast & Crew stencil portraits

Hand-cut stencil, acrylic and spray paint on wood15cm x 21cmVariable edition of 25R 1250.00 each

Amy Winehouse5 of 25

Annie Lennox7 of 25

Bono10 of 25

Aretha Franklin5 of 25

David Bowie9 of 25

Bjork6 of 25

Elvis Presley7 of 25

Bob Dylan10 of 25

Eric Clapton8 of 25

Bob Marley7 of 25

Mick Jagger67of 25

Maria Callas8 of 25

Janis Joplin6 of 25

Frank Sinatra7 of 25

Jim Morrison5 of 25


Freddie Mercury9 of 25

Grace Jones7 of 25

Jimmy Hendrix7 of 25

John Lennon9 of 25

Johnny Clegg10 of 25

Joni Mitchell7 of 25

Johnny Cash5 of 25

Kurt Cobain11 of 25

Gene Simmonds5 of 25

Leonard Cohen7 of 25

Madonna10 of 25

Nick Cave9 of 25

Nina Simone7 of 25

Tom Waits6 of 25

Zolani Mahola4 of 25

Cast & Crew stencil portraits

Hand-cut stencil, acrylic and spray paint on wood15cm x 21cmVariable edition of 25R 1250.00 each


The Cast & Crew stencil portraits can be ordered on one single canvas, in stead of seperate pieces, as in this example shown here.

Example of canvas 75cm x 63cm. Price on request


To purchase any of these artworks or for more info on commissions and orders, please contact:

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