Mark Mooney is a Northeast based artist, whose practice revolves around the reinterpretation of ancient poems, historical fact, myth and legend, from specific sites and communities.
His artworks are informed by the detailed research of subject, his aim, to retain the spirit and vigour of the original motif.
He said ‘the research helps to create soiled abstract conclusions, that retains part of the subjects original essence’.
Marks new series of paintings and drawings are still within the research stages at the moment; He said ‘My new artworks will be based upon man within the environment. The ideas behind these new works are the marks left by man within the landscape. The subject is a big one I know, but it will be trim down within a research site. The research site is a new idea and a collaborative effort of three. the aim of the site is not only to help me, but help and show students how to whittle down such a subject, to create that finished artwork. It will be interesting, so have a look. The starting point for the research is prehistory, from Stonehenge and cup-rings up to ‘maybe’ modern times. I’m looking forward this, it will be fun’
In this next series of artworks Mark will be for the first time working with two other artists,
Matt Jobling (Artist and Glass Specialist) and Claudia Smit (Artist and Textile Specialist). Mark said “The aim of the group we’ve formed, Called Circle3 is to produce a number of artworks that will show our individuality of subject and our collaborative interpretations. The artworks we produce over are time together will be, in part, up to the individual, but the collaborative artwork I feel, will be very special.
Mark explained that the end aim of the group is to show a number artworks within exhibitions and privet exhibits over the coming years, then to have a final show, showing the outline of their successes and failures over their time together.
Mark said ‘The first part of the research will be worked over a six-month period, giving us a soiled foundation that will help take our works forward. The research gathered over this time will help inform our artworks, but in the most part, art is a place of happenstance, which will indeed make this an interesting experience. I hope you will enjoy the journey and our outcomes.’
Our web address for our research circle3.wordpress as seen in side bar top right
