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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. 811, Winter / Black is never Black

Winter / Black is never black  Winter ( Black is Never Black )
Michael St.Mark, 2016



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Photograph taken in 2015.  Skeletal trees silhouetted against the bleak winter sky.
Ancient oak woodland Herts.

The sky still retains a subtle mix of colours, just as the “black” tree trunks and branches still retain deep tints – a reminder that black is never black, just as bleak is never black, alluding to there always being hope in the midst of apparent total darkness.

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Available in a signed edition of 50, mounted on aluminium Diabond for exceptional durability and gallery spec finish.
30″ x 26″
£400

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Update, Jan 28th; news just in that Colin Vearncombe aka BLACK, who enjoyed wordwide success with the single ” Wonderful Life ” in 1987, was mourned yesterday by his fans after his death on Jan 26th from head injuries suffered in a car crash.
Not a co-incidence with the date of posting of this work to be mentioned with any joy, nevertheless perhaps its theme ” Black is never Black” is fitting for his family, friends and fans after leaving behind such an incredibly beautiful and touching song as a timeless gift to the world ( click on the header link to see the video )

Work No. 810; Old Chatterbox / The Art of Communication

Old chatterbox, the art of communication
Old Chatterbox / The Art of Communication
Michael St.Mark 2016

Beat-up Nokia relic from the noughties belonging to London Dada’s Lady Dingo

Related Work No. 217 from 2011; Analogue Relic

” .. now as nothing but the dead past; the aerial battered, as if exhausted from the ordeal of decades of exposure to human noise and vision “

Related link. Work 264 from 2006 and further explored by Miranda Keeling; The Lost Art of Communication

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