| Mark Prent |
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Born in Lodz, Poland in 1947, Mark Prent moved with his family to Canada in infancy, and grew up in Montreal. Mark and his wife Sue spent almost two years living and working in Berlin between 1974-1976. He now resides in Vermont.
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| 关于此艺术家 |
Sculptor Mark Prent emerged upon the Canadian art scene as the master of "Extended Realism" at the close of the last great age of populist art that was the 1960s. The decade before his emergence had brought the edgy imagery of Ed Kienholz, Francis Bacon, Daniel Spoerri and Nancy Gross to a receptive public, already seduced by revolutionary attitudes, feminism, globalism, "op" and "pop."
Mark Prent has consistently maintained throughout the years, that his sculptures and installations do not carry intentional messages. Despite the powerfully grotesque imagery that he has employed, interpretation is left to the viewer. Initially working in mixed media, polyester resin and fiberlgass Prent developed his own unique technique of layered coloration which imparts a bizarre impression of heightened realism to his figures; thus giving rise to the label "Extended Realism. When he later became concerned about the toxicity of polyester resin, he began to experiment with other materials, developing innovative techniques for recreating that trademark quality of virulent realism. This venture into new materials led him in many new directions in his own work and ultimately, to become a technical resource for other artists as well.
In 2005, Prent's work took another new direction, when he began a series of video-taped performance pieces in collaboration with videographer/son Jesse Real Prent. In this series, Prent's own body becomes a living, interacting component of his nightmarish scenarios. He continues to produce new sculptures in his Vermont studio.
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For Harry
1984 45 X 45 X 120cm |
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Arms of the Psychopomp
1990 Approx. 92 X 75 X 27cm |
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Death in the Chair
1973 335 X 427 X 305cm |
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Kinetic environment, in which the viewer looks through a small window and pulls a lever that activates the electric chair. The figure convulses violently. |
Where Had Possessor Been Possessed/ Confusing One With Innocence/ The Other With Design
1977 304.8 X 731.5 X 244cm |
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Kinetic Environment; Sound and bubbling in water-filed cross and tanks. |
Vanishing Point
2005 Silicone Rubber 33cm X 53.5cm X 48.3cm |
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Trust Me/I Trust You
1990 Height approx. 274cm (four life-size figures) |
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Man in the Moon
2007 Silicone Rubber & Doll Approx. 18cm |
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Erotic piece that can be placed in 3 different positions. |
Bondage
1975 Resin |
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Life-size figure hanging on steel cable. |
Hanging is Very Important
1972 Resin 244 X 244 X 244cm |
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Environment. Viewer looks through a small window into the butcher room, where body parts hang on hooks.
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Hanging is Very Important (detail)
1972 Resin 244 X 244 X 244cm |
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Environment. Viewer looks through a small window into the butcher room, where body parts hang on hooks. |
Ichthymorph
1986 Resin 48.3 X 27.9 X 94cm |
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Reptilarium
1990 Resin Height approx. 183cm (life-size figure) |
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The Last Supper
2006 Silicone Figure on Antique Flax Hackle Approx. 45cm high |
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Thawing Out
1974 Resin 122 X 76.2 X 183cm |
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Imago Ignota
1985 Resin 187.9cm high (including base) |
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The Garden
2008 Mixed Media 198 cm high X 101.5 cm wide X 33 cm deep |
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Mixed Media Diorama: Forton and fiberglass, silicone, and bronze. There are centipedes, enlarged leeches of many different sizes, an iguana, some nereises, a gaboon viper, an enlarged frog, grasshoppers, locusts, a turtle belly, enlarged and natural size pomegranates and figs, and a large variety of beetles and other insects. |
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| 教育程度与个人自传 |
Mark was educated at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Since his public career began in 1970, Mark Prent has had thirty-one solo exhibitions, including the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Akademie der Kunste in Berlin and the Musee d'art Contemporain in Montreal, as well as participating in an extensive list of group exhibitions. He has been the recipient of numerous awards including many Canada Council Senior Arts Grants, the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, and Art Matters.
A complete resume of the exhibitions, awards and other achievements of Mark Prent is available at: http://www.pinkhouse.com/Markp.html
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| 未来的展览 |
| Mark Prent regularly has work on display at the gallery "USINE 106U" in Montreal. |
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网站: markprent.com |
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