Mark Stockton
Zabriskie Improv 1969 (Jerry Garcia), 2023
Caesin and Silver Point on Prepared Panel
8''x8''x1.5"

About the work
My drawings and installations reexamine previously consumed images of famous and infamous archetypes. Dependent on my memory, found images and web searches, my work reflects a collective consciousness that is shaped by our media-saturated culture. Using exaggerated scale and time-consuming detail, I allow viewers to reconsider their relationship to the iconic images I manually record. This silverpoint and casein painting is representative of my interest in 1960 California couner-culture.

Bio
Mark Stockton is a Philadelphia-based artist. His drawings have been shown both nationally and internationally with exhibitions in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, New York, London, and Beijing. Originally from the West Coast, he received his BFA from Oregon State University in 1996 and his MFA in Painting and Drawing from Syracuse University in 2000. Since 2009, Mark has worked with the independent arts organization Vox Populi as both a contributing artist and as a board member. His work is in many private and public collections, including the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the West Collection. His work has been covered in the LA Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, New American Painting, The Star Ledger, in addition to on-line and hyper-local coverage. He currently teaches design and drawing at Drexel University. He lives in the East Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia with his wife -Cindy- his two kids- -Otto and Iona- and his dog- Elsie.

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