Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
O Uncolored People is an ongoing series of paintings depicting burnt sunbathers as a means to express a side of the American character weary from excess and leisure and instilled with a dark sense humor. As a group, these people of Anglo descent are over-exposed and vulnerable to a changing world where American superiority is challenged and diversity is seen as more of a threat than something to be valued. My goal is to instill qualities of both the strange and sentimental in these pictures—much the same way the most miserable of vacations can, over time, become the fondest of memories.
Mark Mann’s artwork touches on the interrelations of nostalgia, Americana, history, culture, memory and identity. This is achieved through the physical manipulation and contextual isolation of found imagery. The resulting paintings and sculptures become ruminations on the recent clashes over our shared American legacy. - Owen Hohoulis, Owen James Gallery
Acrylic on canvas 20 x 24”
Acrylic on canvas 12 x 18”
Acrylic on canvas 12 x 18”
Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
Acrylic on panel, 10 x 10"
Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
Acrylic on panel 10 x 20"
Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
Acrylic on panel 10 x 20"
Acrylic on panel 10 x 20"
Acrylic on canvas, 7 x 7"
Acrylic on panel 10 x 20"
Acrylic of panel (1 of 7)
Acrylic on Panel (3 of 7)
Acrylic on panel (2 of 7)