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I am...: an artist who makes drawings and paintings. From 1993-1996 I studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths’ College, London. Now I live and work in Warwickshire.

About my artwork: My work features loose, elliptical forms that appear frozen in movement. Some shapes are barely complete, while others appear solid and fully formed; they draw our attention or remain obscure. There is abundance, confusion, emptiness and calm.

The drawing suggests very simple narratives; the forms share a common direction, there is a sense of movement, there was a beginning and there will be an end. The viewer is free to imagine the pace of their movement, their origin and their demise.

The activity of drawing - the exploration of line, colour, transparency and opacity - underpins this. Tension and harmony appear between the well-defined shapes, faint marks and mistakes. Opacity and translucence bring levels of weight and depth. Presence and near-absence are invoked, so the forms become notional entities appearing and disappearing.

Artists I like: Hidekazu Tanaka, Gary Hume, Minako Nishiyama, Hondartza Fraga, Roger Hiorns, Fiona Rae, Mali Morris, Biggs and Collings, Michael Day, Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton, Richard Diebenkorn, Mark Grotjahn, Karla Black, Kristin Baker, Helen Frankenthaler, Yuko Nasa, Klari Reis, Rosemarie Fiore, Gareth Haynes, Max Hymes, Ernesto Neto, Jorge Pardo, Paula Scher

What exhibitions are good at the moment?: Visit the TAG Fine Arts stand at the London Original Print Fair, 19 - 21 April 2011, Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
www.londonprintfair.com

At 8:06 on April 27, 2011, Gary Carter said…: Hey i love these drawings they feel just right.

At 14:40 on October 6, 2010, Amy Thurbon said…: Hi Mark
Thanks for your comment. I have sent you an email, hope you have recieved it as I seem to be having a bit of trouble with my emails at the moment.
All the best Amy

At 9:57 on September 15, 2010, Ross Newport said…: Hello Mark,

that sounds like something i would be interested in, where abouts in nottingham did you have in mind? As i lived there for a while and got to know quite a few of the arts crowed. I still keep in touch with some of them and the prospect of showing there would be a welcome one...

P.s i really like your work, I see in it aspects of what i am attempting to acheave in my own, withch is reashoring...

At 16:20 on September 14, 2010, Gary Carter said…: This is really cool stuff mate.

At 9:55 on September 1, 2010, moira said…: all butterflies from the gardens of the world

At 21:59 on August 11, 2009, daniel kim said…: Hi Mark, sent you a message but not sure you got it or not let me know if you didn't, thanks for the friend request, oh and sorry for the late reply didn't have access to internet for a while.

At 15:25 on August 10, 2009, Cynthia Dillenbeck said…: Hey Mark - thank u for the head's-up on Daniel Kim. His work is beautiful. It's great to be your friend!

At 22:23 on June 10, 2009, Wanderlust Gallery said…: Hi Mark, your page is looking great. The 333 info is filtering online now and we have started a facebook group facebook/wanderlustgallery jump on board. Ill be posting up more info for the exhibition in the coming days, so keep an eye out.

Bests, Andrea - Wanderlust Gallery