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Marks was born
in Cincinnati Ohio in 1977. An unstable and transient childhood was
anchored only by Marks' unflagging passion for art, which he pursued
academically. Marks attended college in Alabama and Florida where he then
settled down to pursue art in his free time.
Growing up in an artistic family has created an impressive breadth of
influence in Marks' work. However, most prominent is the abstract
expressionist school coupled with a distinct oriental element or reserved
minimalism and composition. The canvass story is one of texture and
layering intended to convey dimension. In more recent works this is
interrupted by a personal iconography which pulls the image out of the
color field genre and adds and element of sophistication by making a
statement of contradiction. It is this paradoxical duality which most
interests Marks and is the current direction of his work. |
