Author Archives: Michael St.Mark

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About Michael St.Mark

Conceptual / experimental multi-discipline artist, writer and photographer. Art influencer and founder of London Dada, recalling Dada's original aims and principles as envisaged by it's founder Hugo Ball. Eschews the often politically-motivated taboo on expressions of critical thought within art. Admiring Duchamp in going beyond the seemingly endless infatuation with the ' pretty picture' retinal and instead refusing to accept the standards and practices of an established corrupt art world and creatively stifling conventions that are still considered essential to attain fame and financial success: refusing to repeat himself or to develop one recognizable style to placate the commercial needs of the market.

Work no 325; Everything Must Go! – ( Credit Crunch Bites Pt. 3 ))

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The Credit Crunch Bites, Pt 3.
( Everything Must Go )
Sequence of photos
C. 2008 Michael St. Mark.

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Artist Michael St.Mark’s published artwork … & Artist Michael Landy’s book cover 2 months later
*NB Although admittedly in general use, still, is this yet another bizarre “co-incidence” or example of unscrupulous theft by an established artist from works featured on 691. Never before seen as the central focus in an artwork, then 2 months on being used for the first time as sole use for a book cover by another artist. You decide.
Book title and its cover design (above) by artist Michael Landy, published 21.10.08 ( just two months after this London Dada work was uploaded to the internet ).. ” Everything Must Go!“. ( link below)
http://www.cornerhouse.org/bookstore/product/michael-landy-3

http://www.cornerhouse.org/bookstore/product/michael-landy-3

Work No 324 – Never a truer sweet has spoken.

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Never a Truer Sweet has Spoken
c. 2008 Michael St.Mark

Pick n’ mix sweets bins, Woolworths, Battersea ( two-part Work )

(Follow-up to Work 283, ” Never a Truer Cookie has Spoken “, see tags )

Link to associated post The End of Woolies – the Future of Angerland

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Woolworths Death Mask
Concrete Work comprising sweets “taken from the pick n’ mix sweets bin on the final day of trading, Woolworths Bethnal Green”.
(c). Jordan Mackenzie 2009 ( Didn’t take him long to catch on 😉 )

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