For an artist, the transition from creating individual works to seeing a consistent body of art integrated across a large international network of interiors represents an important professional milestone. Zack Zublena’s fine art photography has been installed as part of the interior decoration of more than 120 David Lloyd Clubs across the United Kingdom and continental Europe, bringing his distinctive visual language into contemporary environments dedicated to fitness, wellness, leisure, and relaxation.
The project demonstrates how fine art photography can move beyond the traditional gallery context and become part of the visual identity of large-scale commercial interiors. Rather than functioning simply as wall decoration, the photographs contribute colour, human presence, scale, and a recognisable artistic character to the spaces in which they are displayed.
David Lloyd Clubs has developed into one of Europe’s largest premium health and wellness groups, with clubs throughout the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. Within this type of environment, art becomes one element in a much broader interior experience that also includes architecture, lighting, materials, fitness facilities, spa areas, lounges, and social spaces.
Zack Zublena’s photographic work developed from his exploration of the human form, controlled lighting, shadow, and reflective gold-colored body paint. These visual elements created photographs with a strong graphic identity capable of functioning at both intimate and architectural scales.
What began as a personal artistic exploration in Los Angeles eventually developed into a body of fine art photography suitable for professional interior environments. Large-format photographic works can operate differently from smaller decorative images: they can establish a focal point, define a sightline, introduce contrast into an architectural space, and contribute to the overall atmosphere experienced by visitors.
The installation of Zack’s photography across more than 120 David Lloyd Clubs demonstrated that this visual language could be applied consistently across numerous locations while retaining the character of the original artwork.
Health, fitness, and wellness environments combine several different functions. Members may move between energetic fitness areas, swimming pools, spas, lounges, restaurants, treatment spaces, and quieter areas intended for rest or recovery. The visual language of an interior therefore needs to work across a wide range of experiences.
Fine art photography can contribute to this process because it provides both a recognisable image and an atmospheric element. Scale, composition, colour, and subject matter all influence the way a photograph interacts with the surrounding architecture.
In Zack Zublena’s work, the combination of the human figure with gold-colored body paint creates a strong visual contrast. Light reflected across the painted body produces sculptural highlights and shadows that can remain visually impactful even when the photograph is viewed from across a large room.
One of the challenges of designing interiors across a large network of locations is maintaining coherence without making every space feel identical. Artwork can help establish this continuity.
A recognisable photographic language can be repeated across multiple locations while different works, formats, and placements allow each interior to retain its individual character. This makes art particularly useful for hospitality, wellness, leisure, and multi-location commercial projects in which designers need both consistency and flexibility.
The presence of Zack Zublena’s photography across more than 120 David Lloyd Clubs provides an example of how a single artist’s body of work can contribute to a broader interior-design language on an international scale.
Gold is one of the most recognisable elements in Zack Zublena’s fine art photography. Importantly, the finished photographic prints should not be confused with artworks made from physical gold leaf. For the photographs, subjects are painted with reflective gold-colored body paint before being photographed under carefully controlled lighting.
The resulting images explore the interaction between the human body, reflective surfaces, light, and shadow. Within Zack’s artistic philosophy, gold also functions symbolically, evoking themes that can include inner light, transformation, sacredness, identity, and human potential.
These ideas remain part of the visual and philosophical interpretation of the work rather than claims about physical or measurable properties of the photographic prints.
Professional interior design involves far more than selecting individual decorative objects. Every visual element contributes to the way a visitor perceives and navigates a space.
In a large club environment, artwork may be encountered in circulation areas, lounges, fitness zones, spa environments, reception areas, or social spaces. Each placement creates a different relationship between the viewer, the artwork, and the architecture.
Large photographic works can become visual anchors within these environments. At the same time, smaller groups of images can create rhythm across corridors or transition areas. The appropriate solution depends on the scale of the wall, viewing distance, available light, furniture placement, and the intended atmosphere of the room.
Scale is particularly important when art is introduced into large commercial environments. A photograph that works beautifully in a private residence may require a substantially larger format to achieve the same visual presence in a spacious lounge, reception area, or fitness club.
Professional placement therefore requires consideration of architectural sightlines. An artwork may need to be visible from across a room, at the end of a corridor, above a seating area, or within a sequence of related spaces.
Zack Zublena’s photographic compositions, with their clearly defined human forms and strong tonal contrasts, lend themselves naturally to large-format presentation.
The David Lloyd installations form part of a broader trajectory in Zack Zublena’s artistic career. His early Gold Shoot experiments began in Los Angeles, where he developed the combination of gold-colored body painting, photography, and controlled studio lighting that would become one of the defining visual elements of his work.
His fine art photography was later presented publicly at events including The Other Art Fair Los Angeles, creating further visibility for the work among collectors and design professionals.
The expansion into more than 120 David Lloyd Club interiors subsequently demonstrated how that artistic language could move from an individual studio practice into large-scale professional environments across the United Kingdom and continental Europe.
Today, David Lloyd Clubs operates an extensive network of premium health and wellness clubs throughout the UK and Europe, illustrating the scale and international context within which these installations developed.
For interior designers, architects, hospitality professionals, and art procurement teams, the project offers a useful example of how fine art photography can function within a multi-location design strategy.
Several principles are particularly relevant:
These principles apply not only to fitness clubs but also to boutique hotels, wellness centers, spas, luxury residential projects, aesthetic clinics, private clubs, and other interiors where atmosphere is an important part of the visitor experience.
Zack Zublena’s photographic practice now includes several distinct collections, allowing collectors and professional designers to select works according to the visual identity and atmosphere of a particular project.
The Golden Souls Collection explores the human form through luminous gold-colored body painting, light, and sculptural composition.
The Dark Elegance Collection offers a darker and more introspective visual language, using deeper tones and dramatic contrasts.
The Holy Collection explores contemporary interpretations of sacred imagery, spirituality, archetypes, and the human figure.
Additional works can be explored through the complete ZZGALLERY Signature Collections.
The David Lloyd installations illustrate one of the ways in which Zack Zublena’s work can be incorporated into professional environments. Projects may range from the selection of a single statement photograph to the development of a coherent group of works for several rooms or multiple locations.
For designers and procurement professionals, the process begins with understanding the architecture and purpose of the space. Wall dimensions, viewing distance, surrounding materials, lighting conditions, and the desired visual atmosphere all influence the selection of an appropriate artwork.
Because available sizes, materials, editions, signatures, and presentation options can vary from one artwork to another, the specifications of each individual piece should always be reviewed on its product page before acquisition.
The installation of Zack Zublena’s photography in more than 120 David Lloyd Clubs represents an important example of his work being incorporated into professional interiors on an international scale.
It demonstrates that fine art photography can retain its artistic identity while also functioning successfully within sophisticated commercial environments. The same image can be experienced simultaneously as an individual artwork and as part of the larger visual language of an interior.
For Zack, this relationship between art and space remains an important extension of his photographic practice: creating images that can exist not only in a gallery or private collection, but also within the architecture and daily life of contemporary environments.
Interior designers, architects, collectors, hospitality professionals, and art procurement teams interested in incorporating Zack Zublena’s fine art photography into a residential or professional project can explore the complete collection online.
For inquiries involving large-scale works, curated selections, or installations across multiple locations, please contact ZZGALLERY directly to discuss the requirements of the project.
How many David Lloyd Clubs have displayed Zack Zublena’s artwork?
Zack Zublena’s fine art photography has been installed as part of the interior decoration of more than 120 David Lloyd Clubs across the United Kingdom and continental Europe.
What type of artwork was installed?
The installations feature Zack Zublena’s fine art photography. His photographic work is known for its exploration of the human form, controlled light, shadow, and, in many works, reflective gold-colored body paint.
Do Zack Zublena’s photographic prints contain physical gold?
No. In the Gold Shoot photography, the subjects are painted with reflective gold-colored body paint before being photographed. The finished photographic prints themselves should not be described as containing physical gold or gold leaf.
Can Zack Zublena’s photography be used in hotels, spas, or other commercial interiors?
Fine art photography can be considered for many professional environments, including hospitality, wellness, leisure, and residential projects. The appropriate artwork, dimensions, presentation, and placement depend on the requirements of each individual space.
Can designers inquire about artwork for several locations?
Yes. Professional buyers and designers interested in single-site or multi-location projects can contact ZZGALLERY directly to discuss available works and project requirements.
