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| Mark Houghton | |
Born in Warrington - 1961 |
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| About the Artist | |
The work proposes a dissemination and reassessment of the constructed environments that we inhabit, in an effort to unravel their complexity |
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Untitled
2007 |
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| An arrangement of found objects in an attempt to ellicit visual poetry from their relationships and references |
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Two Time
2005 |
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| A simple modification / intervention that renders two everyday objects useless. The piece forces us to review our dependence on aspects of our existence that we often take for granted |
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Girlie Shed
2001 |
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| This pieces questions notions of privacy, as well as stereotypical representations of the female form. It also forces us to reassess our relationships to such everyday phenonenom as pornography |
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The Monchrome Set - 3
2005 |
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| A tiny section of a random photo is enlarged to massive proportions. The painting is part of a triptych that questions how we see on a microscopic level |
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Domestic God
2006 |
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| Found objects modified to suggest art historical referents |
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Open
2006/07 |
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| Based on signage and advertising hoardings, and attempting artistic reference |
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Proposed Monument to Futility
2007 |
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| This piece suggests the temporal nature of all human endeavours |
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Proof
2008 |
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| The piece was suggested by scouring charity stores. By combining two unrelated items in a Brancussi like manner, new meaning is invented in a way that was never intended originaly for these items |
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Atlas
2003 |
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| This piece forces us to reassess our relationship and dependence on such highly abstract visual languages, such as cartography / topography |
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I Pollute Therefore I Am
2002 |
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| During the course of the exhibition, the gallery is asked to retain and display the rubbish that would be normally discarded. This forces to confront the detritus generated by our throw away society |
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Narnia
2007 |
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| The light draws us inquisitively towards this highly evocative object. Inside there is nothing remarkable. Social parallels abound |
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When Donald Met Tracey
2005/06 |
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| This piece can be floor or wall mounted, and the self explanatory title suggests obvious references |
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Waltz
2000 |
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| Inspired by Beuy's "Two Handled Spade", the piece suggests that a high degree of cooperation and coordination would be required to utilise this object. Hence the title |
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Untitled - work in progress
2008 |
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| This piece suggests collaboration / participation, and is a re-evaluation of Holbein's "Abassadors" of 1533 |
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Red Shoes
2002 |
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| This highly suggestive, yet ambiguous image, implies tactics employed by the media |
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High Chairs
1999/2000 |
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| Modified found objects that constitute a denial of function. If we managed to scramble aloft, we would feel exposed and vunerable, in the same way that many socially constructed environments make us feel |
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Butterfly
2007 |
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| An attempt to beautify these highly suggestive and evocative found objects |
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Bridge
1997 |
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| The physical urges instigated by this piece, are thwarted by common sense. The work references utilitarian environments |
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Four
1999 |
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| The proportions suggest the human form. This presence via absence is further high lighted by the inclusion of the referent laden clothing |
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Unusual Expressions of Endearment
2000 |
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| Inspiration, and therefore meaning, can be found in the most unexpected of places |
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| Education and biography | |
| MA Fine Art - UWIC - 1994 BA Fine Art - Middlesex Uni - 1983 Full CV etc on web site |
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| Future shows | |
| Currently seeking exhibition opportunities | |
| Website: www.markhoughton.com | |
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