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“Growing” is the word that best describes my primary concern while painting. Growth happens in all living things. If something grows, it is not made. To “make” a painting is to not make art, but if one lets, that painting grow, then art is made. The difference being that the former is only made by the maker and reflects only the maker’s mind. The latter allows for its own making and thusly develops a mind of its own.
I begin a painting in two different ways. The first is to put paint in a very direct manner in places that feel, momentarily, correct. If I find that those areas are not right then I will either go back over them with more paint or sand my original marks away, or maybe even spray the area with some water. The second beginning would be to make some kind of an uncontrolled mark on the surface by pouring paints or by using water and ink. After starting a “growing” painting, I go back into it and add more calculated elements that harmonize with the other layers of paint, while still concentrating on not rupturing the pattern of growth that was started. It is important that every mark that I make follows the “mind” of the mark made before it so that the train of thought is not broken. I do this to show a connection between the more controlled and the uncontrolled. Most people would interpret this process to be about the act of painting. That is not the case, as I will explain later. I paint to give life to what I feel to be the truths about life. As Brice Marden would say, “The rectangle, the plane, the structure, the picture are but sounding boards for a spirit.” I am also painting about paint but not as an end in itself. While painting about the properties of paint, I am thinking of how these properties relate to life.
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Mark Pack received his BFA in Painting from Northern Illinois University in 2001 and his MFA in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design in 2004, graduating with honors. Since then Mark has been in numerous juried exhibitions, including a group show at the University of Mary Washington juried by Dr. Jonathon Binstock, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Mark Currently lives in Indianapolis, IN
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Rhode Island School of Design M.F.A-Painting 2004
Northern Illinois University B.F.A-Painting 2001
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| SOLO EXHIBITS |
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2008
Unearthing, solo show at Wug Laku’s Studio and Garage, Indianapolis, IN
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2008
Alltropy 2008 Juried competion and show,
Indianapolis, IN
Jurors: Lori Miles- MFA Notre Dame University
Mark Ruschman- Director, Ruschman Art Gallery
Brad Bernard- MFA University of Mississippi
2006
Scope Hamptons ADA Gallery, New York, NY
AAF (Affordable Art Fair) ADA Gallery, New York, NY
ADA Gallery Group Show, Richmond VA
University of Mary Washington Galleries, Juror: Dr. Jonathon Binstock, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Fredericksburg VA
2005
Louisville Visual Art Association: 95th Water Tower Annual, Juror: Julie Rodrigues Widholm, Assistant Curator of art for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Louisville KY
Bowery Gallery, 2005 Bowery Gallery National Competition, Juror: Bill Jensen, New York NY
2004
ADA Gallery, Group show, Richmond VA
Thesis Show Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence RI
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Mark Lee Athony Pack
Riley Towers
225 East North Street #2103
Indianapolis, IN 46204
EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design M.F.A-Painting 2004
Northern Illinois University B.F.A-Painting 2001
AWARDS
2005
Merit Award, Water Tower Annual Exhibition, Juror: Julie Rodrigues Widholm (Assistant Curator of art at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago) Louisville KY
EXHIBITIONS
2006
Scope Hamptons ADA Gallery, New York, NY
AAF (Affordable Art Fair) ADA Gallery, New York, NY
ADA Gallery Group Show, Richmond VA
University of Mary Washington Galleries, Juror: Dr. Jonathon Binstock, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Fredericksburg VA
2005
Louisville Visual Art Association: 95th Water Tower Annual, Juror: Julie Rodrigues Widholm, Assistant Curator of art for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Louisville KY
Bowery Gallery, 2005 Bowery Gallery National Competition, Juror: Bill Jensen, New York NY
2004
ADA Gallery, Group show, Richmond VA
Thesis Show Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence RI
2003
Painting MFA Group Show at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
2001
Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago IL
The Gallery on Fifth Exhibition, Sterling IL
Ancient Aerials, Dekalb Gallery, Dekalb IL
ARS Nova show, NIU student exhibition, in Jack Olson Gallery” Dekalb IL
Biological Abstractions, one person exhibition, Holmes student center, NIU, Dekalb IL
Biological Abstractions, one person show of large scale drawings, Neptune
North Gallery, Dekalb IL
Selected Paintings, group exhibition, Jack Arends Hall, NIU, Dekalb, IL
Selected Drawings, group exhibition, Jack Arends Hall, NIU, Dekalb, IL
Studio 54, group exhibition, Neptune North Hall, NIU, Dekalb, IL
Payne Whitney Gallery, group show, Jack Arends Hall, NIU, Dekalb, IL
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