Mark was born in Indianapolis and went to Columbia College, Chicago, IL. He has a compulsion to draw and an unusual ability to combine diverse imagery into a cohesive unit. This is not work for the casual viewer. His attention to detail and his well-executed symbols invite contemplation, discussion and questions.
In his own words, "Much of my work is rooted in the idea of confusion. I draw from a variety of sources: mathematics, engineering, history, symbology, game theory, architecture, science, and many others. I employ diagrams to give my pictures (and occasional sculptural works)the illusion of communication: while I suggest certain themes with the imagery included in a given piece as well as the titles. I try to allow the viewer room for his/her interpretation of the "meaning" of the piece. I ascribe no meaning to either the making of the work, nor the resulting subject. I think of the work only as personal artifacts/records of a series of deliberate actions. Ever since I was very young, I have been exposed to crowded, repetitive cycles of hypnagogic visions; I believe this phenomenon informed my sensibility of how I want my pictures to look, as well as affording me a diminished attitude towards the work "making sense." Extremely vital to my satisfaction with what I am doing is an actual and visible sense of time spent completing a piece.
The detail and imagery of Mark's pieces can be lost in the small format of our site. Please contact us and we will be happy to send you larger jpegs to allow you to appreciate his work.
