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.
This Green and Pleasant Land VII Michael St.Mark 2016
Continuation of the LD series highlighting ongoing inexorable terraforming of the English landscape into a concrete, tarmac, glass and steel sprawl over-run with tiresomely ubiquitous traffic.
( Click on the page title and scroll down for links to previous Works in the series )
Meandering down memory lane to 2009, artist Dingo produces a second in the series, new for 2016.
English Summer Triptych ( Green Chillout Zone) – a meditation on the sublime.
Collage of X3 hi res portrait mode photographs in close panoramic sequence of new growth woodland ( Sherrardspark Wood, WGC Herts.) Signed edition print details tf
A FFWD’d metaphoric synoptic analogous overview of the contemporary dating scene, the forces of attraction / rejection at play being primarily looks (or lack of), youth (or lack of ) and wealth (or lack thereof) – although the more lovey-dovey pink floral Barbara Cartland-at-heart eternal optimists amongst us may disagree. ( Time and tide experience of human nature over the years puts that one to bed, as it were. )
Call this cynical, but nearly half of UK marriages end in divorce and two-thirds of partners in relationships or marriage admit to having ventured at least one date or fling on the side – the true figures likely to be higher in both regards, naturally.
Update Oct 2016; Beware a date’s parting shot ” let’s keep in touch”. Almost certainly code for ” I’d rather not keep in touch with you”.. onwardsforwards they will go to their next midg.. er match.