VELVET DA VINCI
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Mark HartungARTIST'S STATEMENTUntrained artists and their direct, honest approach to making their work has had an influence on my way of working. I've romanticized the image of the untrained artist toiling away in their workshop creating some object that they feel has a reason to exist without any aspirations for the world of art. Beyond their naiveté regarding art history and the contemporary art scene, I'm also inspired by the simple materials, methods, and approaches these artist use to make their work.Another influence on my work has been my fascination with toys from the turn, and first half of this century, especially tin toys. Often, I feel the ingenuity that went into the design of the tin toys is overshadowed by the simplistic nature of the toys themselves. I have a great respect for the simple mechanics involved in tin toys and toys in general. Lacking the sophisticated machinery used in industry to make toys has actually lead me to more simplistic methods to produce my own work. VELVET DA VINCI SHOWSThe Enamel Experience -- International Badge Exhibition Curated by Elizabeth Turrell THE ENAMEL SHOW -- Celebrating 500 Enameled Objects by Lark Books COUNTRY OF RESIDENCEUSA EDUCATIONBFA Glassblowing, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1982 Metals, San Diego State University, 1989 Toledo Museum of Art/University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1977 to 1979 SELECTED EXHIBITIONSPhiladelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA, 1999, 2000 through 2003, and 2008 The Enamel Experience, International Badge Exhibition, Museum der Arbiet, Hamburg, Germany, 2008 Powers of Two, Heights Art Gallery, Cleveland Heights, Oh, 2007 Playtime: Toys for Adults, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT, 2006 Life Insight: The Human Experience, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY, 2006 Studio Fusion, London, 2004 Two-Person Exhibit at Snyderman/Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2003 Figure as Object, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC, 2003 Three-Person Show, Hawken School, Gates Mills, OH, 2002 CraftBoston, Boston, MA, 2002 In a Beauty, CACP Gallery, Cleveland, OH, 2001 South Wing Gallery, St. Paul's Church, Cleveland Heights, OH, 2001 Print in Enamel, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 2001 SOFA New York, represented by Charon Kransen, 2000 and 2001 SOFA Chicago, represented by Charon Kransen, 2000 Fired with Color: Focus on Contemporary Jewellery, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, traveling to Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland, 2000 New Work, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD and Stone Harbor, NJ, 2000 Contemporary Enamels, Arizona Commission on the Arts, Phoenix, AZ, 2000 Figures Alone and Together, St Louis Crafts Alliance, St Louis, MO, 2000 Studio Fusion, OXO Tower, London, UK, 1998 through 2000 Toys and Gadgets, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA, 1998 Toying Memory, Wearley Studio Gallery, Royal Oak, MI, 1998 Memory Made Into Reality, Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH, 1997 Artful Crafts That Work, Hopkins House Gallery, Haddon Twp., NJ, 1997 Eight Jewelers, River Gallery, Cleveland, OH, 1997 Cleveland Institute of Art Craft Faculty, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 1997 Nancy Sachs Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 1996 Toys R Art, The Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH, 1994 Contemporary Wood, Center for the Visual Arts, Lima, OH, 1993 Toys, The Arkansas Arts Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AK, 1992 Views, Philadelphia, PA, 1990 and 1991 Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, Detroit, MI, 1988 American Craft Enterprises, West Springfield, MA and Baltimore, MD, 1984 through 1989 Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI, 1987 to 1988 Blue Streak Gallery, Wilmington, DE, 1986 Glass Invitational '86, Robert L. Kidd Associates Galleries, Birmingham, MI, 1986 Student Glass Exhibition, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 1983 May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1981 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESexton, St. Christopher's-by-the-River, Gates Mills, Ohio, 2005 through 2008 Technical Assistant, Cleveland Institute of Art, Metals, Fiber and Enameling Departments, 1997 through 2005 Technical Assistant, Cleveland Institute of Art, Glass Department, 1995 through 1997 Technical Assistant, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, 1995 Technical Assistant, Cleveland Institute of Art, Jewelry and Metals Department, 1989 through 1994 SELECTED PUBLICATIONSThe Art of Enameling, Linda Darty, Lark Books, 2004 "Serious Fun: Art Toys for Adult Toddlers," Metalsmith Magazine, Fall 2001 Metalsmith Magazine, Exhibition review, Spring 1990 GRANTS AND AWARDSOhio Arts Council Individual Artist Grant 1991, 1993, 1998, 2001, and 2005 Honorable Mention, Decorative Arts, Toys, Arkansas Arts Center, Museum, Little Rock, AK 1992 COLLECTIONSColumbia Gas of Ohio Top |
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