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Artist Statement:
Artist webpage:
www.markportersculpture.com
Fusing found objects and his
own custom-made creations,
Mark Porter produces
one-of-a-kind pieces that
gradually transform themselves
— and the gallery — as the
show progresses. The
mechanical-drawings-turned-scul
ptures in Nurture/Alter mimic
the irregularity of human
actions and portray narratives
through a series of projected
images, videos, and fluid
expulsions. Porter places his
project blueprints next to the
sculptures to aid in the
understanding of their
development, which continues
free of his influence for the
duration of the exhibition.
Check out the show sooner than
later, though, so you can
observe the counterproductive
movements of Porter's work
before it slowly
self-destructs.
– Morgan Phelps...
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UPCOMING EXHIBITION:
Territorial Markers: recent
drawing machines by Mark
Porter
Nov 5- Dec 5, 2010
Fill in the Blank
Gallery,Chicago
Territorial Markers features
recent kinetic sculptures and
preliminary drawings by
Chicago artist Mark Porter
that can be described as
drawing machines or as Porter
terms them “Territorial
Markers”. Emphasizing ...
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Submission- Upcoming exhibition Territorial Markers Recent Drawing Machines By Mark Porter, Fill in the Blank Gallery, Chicago Hours:
ON VIEW November 5-December 4 2010
OPENING RECEPTION November 5 7-11pm
TERRITORIAL MARKERS
Recent Drawing Machines By Mark Porter
Territorial Markers features recent kinetic sculptures and preliminary drawings by Chicago artist Mark Porter. Inspired by Porter’s exploration of the spirit of invention and created with a fusion of found and custom-made parts, the drawing machines serve as prototypes which emphasize the quality of the hand made object. Over the course of the exhibit, his sculptures will expel a pigmented, soapy sludge that oozes and drips onto the walls of the gallery. Collectively, these sculptures act to convert the gallery into workshop or experimental laboratory. Individually, each work serves as commentary on the concept of ownership and the act of creating an object which automates a process.
Image: Detail of Territorial Marker <1, Aluminum, Steel, Motion Sensor, Glass, Vinyl Tubing, Pigmented Soap Fluid
Dimensions: 5’ w x 4’ h x 2’ d
Location:
5038 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
Contact:
773.878.1750
mary.m.richards@gmail.com
Gallery website:
http://www.fillintheblankgallery.com
Artist website:
www.markportersculpture.com
Hours:
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday-Friday: 4pm-8pm
Saturday: 12pm-4pm
Sunday: CLOSED
or email us for an appointment
All works in the exhibit were created with funding generously provided by The Illinois Arts Council, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and City of Chicago.
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