Get ready for a one-of-a-kind exhibition at Mark Moore Fine Art!
“Little Wonders: A Display of Small-Scale Artistry” celebrates the beauty and value of art in a smaller scale. On view now exclusively on ARTSY, this exhibition features a diverse group of artists who embrace the power and mystery of small-scale art.️
LITTLE WONDERS showcases a diverse group of artists who embrace the power and mystery of small-scale art. Among the featured artists are Sebastian Bremmer, Daniel Duford, Jennifer Gunlock, Todd Hebert, Beth Lipman, Jeffry Mitchell, Okay Mountain, Zemer Peled, Kim Rugg, Heidi Schwegler, Robert Therrien, Andy Warhol, and Yoram Wolberger.
In a time where the value of size is shifting, this exhibition challenges the notion that a work of art’s worth is defined by its size. Look beyond size and explore the intricate and meaningful details in each piece. Join us in appreciating the wonders of small-scale art!
IMAGE: Penelope Umbrico, Sunset Portraits from 13,243,857 Sunset Pictures on Flickr 10/8/13, 2013 / C-prints / Dimension variable. Gift of the Mark and Hilarie Moore Collection, 2013.010 / COLLECTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Penelope Umbrico (b. 1957, Philadelphia, PA) uses photo-sharing and consumer-to-consumer websites, mail-order catalogues, and image archives as expansive resources to create installations, video, and digital media works. Sifting through images on the internet using search engines for subjects like TV screens, mirrors, sunsets, and the moon, her work explores the production and consumption of images—and individual and collective identities—with attention to the technologies that both shape and are shaped by these forces.
One of Umbrico’s most iconic works, Sunset Portraits from 13,243,857 Sunset Pictures on Flickr 10/8/13 (2013), is a series of appropriated photographs capturing people standing in front of sunsets, sourced from Flickr (once considered one of the largest photo-sharing websites), a project she began in 2010. At that time, camera technology prioritized exposing for the brightness of the sun, often rendering the individuals in the foreground as silhouettes, thereby erasing the subjectivity of the individual.
Installed at the Avenue of the Arts Gallery at OCMA, Umbrico’s Sunset Portraits contemplates the flood of images in contemporary life while offering a meditation on collective experience through a universal theme. In an era that emphasizes individuality and highlights differences, while often finding conflict in those distinctions, the work presents a strikingly tranquil vision. Like the silhouettes in Umbrico’s work, we find ourselves in a state of solitude while simultaneously sharing in the wonder that unites us all.
Get ready for a one-of-a-kind exhibition at Mark Moore Fine Art!
“Little Wonders: A Display of Small-Scale Artistry” celebrates the beauty and value of art in a smaller scale. On view now exclusively on ARTSY, this exhibition features a diverse group of artists who embrace the power and mystery of small-scale art.️
LITTLE WONDERS showcases a diverse group of artists who embrace the power and mystery of small-scale art. Among the featured artists are Sebastian Bremmer, Daniel Duford, Jennifer Gunlock, Todd Hebert, Beth Lipman, Jeffry Mitchell, Okay Mountain, Zemer Peled, Kim Rugg, Heidi Schwegler, Robert Therrien, Andy Warhol, and Yoram Wolberger.
In a time where the value of size is shifting, this exhibition challenges the notion that a work of art’s worth is defined by its size. Look beyond size and explore the intricate and meaningful details in each piece. Join us in appreciating the wonders of small-scale art!
IMAGE: Penelope Umbrico, Sunset Portraits from 13,243,857 Sunset Pictures on Flickr 10/8/13, 2013 / C-prints / Dimension variable. Gift of the Mark and Hilarie Moore Collection, 2013.010 / COLLECTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Penelope Umbrico (b. 1957, Philadelphia, PA) uses photo-sharing and consumer-to-consumer websites, mail-order catalogues, and image archives as expansive resources to create installations, video, and digital media works. Sifting through images on the internet using search engines for subjects like TV screens, mirrors, sunsets, and the moon, her work explores the production and consumption of images—and individual and collective identities—with attention to the technologies that both shape and are shaped by these forces.
One of Umbrico’s most iconic works, Sunset Portraits from 13,243,857 Sunset Pictures on Flickr 10/8/13 (2013), is a series of appropriated photographs capturing people standing in front of sunsets, sourced from Flickr (once considered one of the largest photo-sharing websites), a project she began in 2010. At that time, camera technology prioritized exposing for the brightness of the sun, often rendering the individuals in the foreground as silhouettes, thereby erasing the subjectivity of the individual.
Installed at the Avenue of the Arts Gallery at OCMA, Umbrico’s Sunset Portraits contemplates the flood of images in contemporary life while offering a meditation on collective experience through a universal theme. In an era that emphasizes individuality and highlights differences, while often finding conflict in those distinctions, the work presents a strikingly tranquil vision. Like the silhouettes in Umbrico’s work, we find ourselves in a state of solitude while simultaneously sharing in the wonder that unites us all.
Allison Schulnik Duck #2, 2014 Gouache on paper 9 × 12 in / 22.9 × 30.5 cm COLLECTION OF THE MARJORIE BARRICK MUSEUM OF ART AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
Mark Moore Fine Art and the artist are pleased to announce the acquisition of an important work on paper by artist ALLISON SCHULNIK titled, “Duck #2” from 2014 by the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for the Permanent Collection.
Allison Schulnik uses painting, ceramics, and hand-made, traditional animation to choreograph her subjects in compositions that embody a spirit of the macabre, a Shakespearean comedy/tragedy of love, death, and farce. Her works were compared to “the comic-grotesque visionary James Ensor” by The New York Times.
Schulnik has been making animated films since she was 17. Her films have been included in internationally renowned festivals and museums including the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, LACMA, Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Animafest Zagreb. She received “Best Experimental Animation” at the Ottawa International Animation Festival and Special Jury Prize at SXSW FIlm.
Solo exhibitions include the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA; Oklahoma City Museum of Art, OK; Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS; Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles; ZieherSmith, New York, NY; and Galeria Javier Lopez & Fer Frances, Madrid. Schulnik’s work is in the public collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; Santa Barbara Art Museum; Museé de Beaux Arts (Montreal); Laguna Art Museum; The Crocker Art Museum; Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art; and The Albright-Knox Gallery – to name but a few. She lives and works in Sky Valley, CA.
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is located on the campus of one of the most racially diverse universities in the United States, we strive to create a nourishing environment for those who continue to be neglected by contemporary art museums, including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ groups. As the only art museum in the city of Las Vegas, we commit ourselves to leveling barriers that limit access to the arts, especially for first-time visitors. To facilitate access for low-income guests we provide free entry to all our exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and community activities. Our collection of artworks offers an opportunity for researchers and scholars to develop a more extensive knowledge of contemporary art in Southern Nevada. The Barrick Museum is part of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV).
Get ready for a one-of-a-kind exhibition at Mark Moore Fine Art!
“Little Wonders: A Display of Small-Scale Artistry” celebrates the beauty and value of art in a smaller scale. On view now exclusively on ARTSY, this exhibition features a diverse group of artists who embrace the power and mystery of small-scale art.️
LITTLE WONDERS showcases a diverse group of artists who embrace the power and mystery of small-scale art. Among the featured artists are Sebastian Bremmer, Daniel Duford, Jennifer Gunlock, Todd Hebert, Beth Lipman, Jeffry Mitchell, Okay Mountain, Zemer Peled, Kim Rugg, Heidi Schwegler, Robert Therrien, Andy Warhol, and Yoram Wolberger.
In a time where the value of size is shifting, this exhibition challenges the notion that a work of art’s worth is defined by its size. Look beyond size and explore the intricate and meaningful details in each piece. Join us in appreciating the wonders of small-scale art!
IMAGE: Penelope Umbrico, Sunset Portraits from 13,243,857 Sunset Pictures on Flickr 10/8/13, 2013 / C-prints / Dimension variable. Gift of the Mark and Hilarie Moore Collection, 2013.010 / COLLECTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Penelope Umbrico (b. 1957, Philadelphia, PA) uses photo-sharing and consumer-to-consumer websites, mail-order catalogues, and image archives as expansive resources to create installations, video, and digital media works. Sifting through images on the internet using search engines for subjects like TV screens, mirrors, sunsets, and the moon, her work explores the production and consumption of images—and individual and collective identities—with attention to the technologies that both shape and are shaped by these forces.
One of Umbrico’s most iconic works, Sunset Portraits from 13,243,857 Sunset Pictures on Flickr 10/8/13 (2013), is a series of appropriated photographs capturing people standing in front of sunsets, sourced from Flickr (once considered one of the largest photo-sharing websites), a project she began in 2010. At that time, camera technology prioritized exposing for the brightness of the sun, often rendering the individuals in the foreground as silhouettes, thereby erasing the subjectivity of the individual.
Installed at the Avenue of the Arts Gallery at OCMA, Umbrico’s Sunset Portraits contemplates the flood of images in contemporary life while offering a meditation on collective experience through a universal theme. In an era that emphasizes individuality and highlights differences, while often finding conflict in those distinctions, the work presents a strikingly tranquil vision. Like the silhouettes in Umbrico’s work, we find ourselves in a state of solitude while simultaneously sharing in the wonder that unites us all.
Mark Bennett, Phyllis Lindstrom Minneapolis, MN, 2005 / Ink and colored pencil on vellum / 11 5/8 x 26 1/8 in. / COLLECTION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Mark Moore Fine Art and the artist are pleased to announce the acquisitions of six drawings by artist MARK BENNETT from his Fantasy TV Sitcom Series were just recently acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Since its inception in 1965, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has been devoted to collecting works of art that span both history and geography, in addition to representing Los Angeles’s uniquely diverse population. Today LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection that includes over 120,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present, encompassing the geographic world and nearly the entire history of art. Among the museum’s strengths are its holdings of Asian art, Latin American art, ranging from pre-Columbian masterpieces to works by leading modern and contemporary artists; and Islamic art, of which LACMA hosts one of the most significant collections in the world. A museum of international stature as well as a vital part of Southern California, LACMA shares its vast collections through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities that attract over a million visitors annually, in addition to serving millions through digital initiatives, such as online collections, scholarly catalogues, and interactive engagement online. Situated in Hancock Park on over 20 acres in the heart of Los Angeles, LACMA is located between the ocean and downtown.
For the past 30 years, Los Angeles-based artist Mark Bennett has made art firmly rooted in the collective American experience of television. His drawings and lithographs are “blueprints” of famous television houses from such classic sitcoms as The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Brady Bunch, and Perry Mason. Drawing these fictional dwellings from memory, Bennett documents the minutiae of the characters’ lives by constructing their environments with a painstaking level of detail. His floor plans narrate the American Dream, charting not only the architecture, but also the subtext of our culturally accepted models for living.
Unlike American Pop artists of the 1960s such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, who appropriated images from mass media as subjects for their work, Bennett has reconstructed spaces that were intended only to flicker on the screen. In labeling his seemingly straightforward blueprints with colorful details about the interiors, architecture, and inhabitants, he reflects on the idealized and stereotyped notions of American life as perpetuated by mass culture. He also makes us realize how often that these ideas are, in turn, mirrored in our own domestic architecture.
Mark Bennett has been included in over 3 dozen major museum and gallery group exhibitions, including a major show at the Corcoran Gallery Of Art, Washington, D.C. (titled “Mark Bennett: TV Sets and The Suburban Dream”; which travelled To Cleveland Center For Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio; and the Aldrich Museum Of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut. Since his induction into the gallery in 1995, Bennett has been included in over three dozen significant museum and group exhibitions, including those at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (D.C.), Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art (CT), Walker Art Center (MN) and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (CA). His work has been acquired for the permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art (NY), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (CA); Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.); The Honolulu Museum of Art (Hawaii); Orange County Museum of Art (Newport Beach, CA); The West Collection (Oaks, PA); and the Portland Art Museum (OR), among others.
In keeping with this theme, Mark Moore Fine Art is very pleased to present an Exclusive ARTSY Online Exhibition of Mark Bennett: The Original Drawings as part of our new ARTSY LEGACY SERIES of exhibitions. These are the artists and shows over the last 15 years on ARTSY that have been the most acclaimed and the most viewed by their patrons and art critics.
You can view this exclusive ARTSY online exhibition of the original drawings at the following link: bit.ly/3nIjyOt
Get ready for a one-of-a-kind exhibition at Mark Moore Fine Art!
“Little Wonders: A Display of Small-Scale Artistry” celebrates the beauty and value of art in a smaller scale. On view now exclusively on ARTSY, this exhibition features a diverse group of artists who embrace the power and mystery of small-scale art.️
LITTLE WONDERS showcases a diverse group of artists who embrace the power and mystery of small-scale art. Among the featured artists are Sebastian Bremmer, Daniel Duford, Jennifer Gunlock, Todd Hebert, Beth Lipman, Jeffry Mitchell, Okay Mountain, Zemer Peled, Kim Rugg, Heidi Schwegler, Robert Therrien, Andy Warhol, and Yoram Wolberger.
In a time where the value of size is shifting, this exhibition challenges the notion that a work of art’s worth is defined by its size. Look beyond size and explore the intricate and meaningful details in each piece. Join us in appreciating the wonders of small-scale art!
IMAGE: Penelope Umbrico, Sunset Portraits from 13,243,857 Sunset Pictures on Flickr 10/8/13, 2013 / C-prints / Dimension variable. Gift of the Mark and Hilarie Moore Collection, 2013.010 / COLLECTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Penelope Umbrico (b. 1957, Philadelphia, PA) uses photo-sharing and consumer-to-consumer websites, mail-order catalogues, and image archives as expansive resources to create installations, video, and digital media works. Sifting through images on the internet using search engines for subjects like TV screens, mirrors, sunsets, and the moon, her work explores the production and consumption of images—and individual and collective identities—with attention to the technologies that both shape and are shaped by these forces.
One of Umbrico’s most iconic works, Sunset Portraits from 13,243,857 Sunset Pictures on Flickr 10/8/13 (2013), is a series of appropriated photographs capturing people standing in front of sunsets, sourced from Flickr (once considered one of the largest photo-sharing websites), a project she began in 2010. At that time, camera technology prioritized exposing for the brightness of the sun, often rendering the individuals in the foreground as silhouettes, thereby erasing the subjectivity of the individual.
Installed at the Avenue of the Arts Gallery at OCMA, Umbrico’s Sunset Portraits contemplates the flood of images in contemporary life while offering a meditation on collective experience through a universal theme. In an era that emphasizes individuality and highlights differences, while often finding conflict in those distinctions, the work presents a strikingly tranquil vision. Like the silhouettes in Umbrico’s work, we find ourselves in a state of solitude while simultaneously sharing in the wonder that unites us all.
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