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M. Clark Art

American
M. Clark creates dynamic conversations between constancy and chaos by sculpting metallic foil on varied surfaces. Her pieces reflect light in diffuse patterns- producing striking luminosity that shifts with the viewer’s vantage point. This provides an infinitely evolving viewing experience which gives her work the distinct style she is known for. Being dyslexic, the multidimensional shapes and arcs of letters are more powerful than stringed characters forming words. She sees a linear structure broken by entropy and movement. This relationship between form, depth, and space emerge in the non-representational nature of her work. Clark’s creative process includes constant experimentation with materials. Each piece is created at her New York City studio over many months using a specialized technique that Clark developed. Her award-winning works are owned by collectors around the world and have been featured in international publications and media, and exhibited in The Smithsonian.
(Biography provided by Mazlish Gallery)
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Artist: M. Clark
Roots²
By M. Clark
Located in Brooklyn, NY
- This piece is exceptionally textural and reflective. - The composition wraps around the edges of Roots² making it visually intriguing from all angles (see photo). - M. Clark uses a...
Category

2010s Contemporary M. Clark Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Launch
By M. Clark
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Using gestural metallic lines, “Launch” organizes chaos using dynamic movement that travels from the bottom left corner to the top right. 

 M. Clark uses an innovative technique to ...
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2010s Contemporary M. Clark Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Destination Zero
By M. Clark
Located in Brooklyn, NY
- This piece is exceptionally textural and reflective. - The three-quarter-inch edge is foiled in gold, on top of a sintra panel. - M. Clark uses an innovative technique to sculpt an...
Category

2010s Contemporary M. Clark Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

It's a Phase, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Gestural strokes of solid gold spread against a black surface. This energetic piece has a continuously shifting luminosity that is dependent on the viewer’s vantage point. "It provides an infinitely evolving viewing experience," says artist M. Clark. She rendered this piece using a technique where gold foil is sculpted using heat and varying pressure over the course of many weeks. The edges are finished in gold foil creating a halo effect around the artwork as light reflects off the sides of the piece.


About the Artist
M. Clark manipulates metallic foil in order to create rich surfaces that are highly reactive to shifts in light. She strives to continually push the bounds of her gold foil medium, including working directly with a manufacturer to develop foil in specific sizes and colors that were not previously available...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Wayward, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Painterly strokes of gold move about on a black background. "The edges are finished in gold foil creating a halo effect around the artwork as light reflects off the sides of the piece," shares artist M. Clark. The technique used to create this is one where gold foil is sculpted using heat and varying pressure over the course of many weeks. "This work has a continuously shifting luminosity that is dependent on the viewer’s vantage point. This provides an infinitely evolving viewing experience."


About the Artist
M. Clark manipulates metallic foil in order to create rich surfaces that are highly reactive to shifts in light. She strives to continually push the bounds of her gold foil medium, including working directly with a manufacturer to develop foil in specific sizes and colors that were not previously available...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Revelry, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This work has a continuously shifting luminosity that is dependent on the viewer’s vantage point," says artist M. Clark. "This provides an infinitely evolving viewing experience. And the edges are finished in gold foil creating a halo effect around the artwork as light reflects off the sides of the piece."Created by carefully manipulating metallic foil with heat and varying pressure over the course of many weeks. This is a highly specialized and unique technique developed by M. to achieve her goals of bending light and drawing out distinctive elements in the foil.


About the Artist
M. Clark manipulates metallic foil in order to create rich surfaces that are highly reactive to shifts in light. She strives to continually push the bounds of her gold foil medium, including working directly with a manufacturer to develop foil in specific sizes and colors that were not previously available...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Glacier II, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Liquid silver metal painted in directional palette knife strokes. "Each stroke is purposeful in drawing the eye through the piece," explains M. Clark. Thick, painterly texture provides pleasing angles to reflect light. The edges of the piece are finished in silver. Created by carefully manipulating metallic foil with heat and varying pressure over the course of many weeks. This is a highly specialized and unique technique developed by M. to achieve her goals of bending light and drawing out distinctive elements in the foil. The work is very luminous and will display individual characteristics in different lighting situations.


About the Artist
M. Clark sculpts metallic foil with heat and pressure to create rich surfaces that are highly reactive to shifts in light. She strives to continually push the bounds of her gold foil medium, including working directly with a manufacturer to develop foil in specific sizes and colors that were not previously available...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Behind the Scenes, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Liquid gold metal drawn over diagonal black and white stripes. Thick, painterly texture provides numerous angles to reflect light. The edges of the piece are finished in gold. Created by carefully manipulating metallic foil with heat and varying pressure over the course of many weeks. This is a highly specialized and unique technique developed by M. to achieve her goals of bending light and drawing out distinctive elements in the foil. The work is very luminous and will display individual characteristics in different lighting situations.


About the Artist
M. Clark sculpts metallic foil with heat and pressure to create rich surfaces that are highly reactive to shifts in light. She strives to continually push the bounds of her gold foil medium, including working directly with a manufacturer to develop foil in specific sizes and colors that were not previously available. As a person with dyslexia, her artwork has roots in the way she processes symbols. "The multidimensional shape and arc of letters are more powerful than stringed characters forming words," she explains. M. lives in New York and works in a studio on the 35th floor with big windows overlooking the East River. She describes it as an inspiring and calming space, and is fastidious about keeping the place organized. Her work has been exhibited nationally, including a large scale installation in the Smithsonian, and is collected internationally.


Words that describe this painting: gold, metallic, luminous, pattern, geometric, modern, Jackson Pollock, abstract, non-representational, modern , mixed media artwork, yellow


Behind the Scenes...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Avalanche II, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Layers of liquid gold metal applied in expressionist strokes over a black ground. Thick, painterly texture provides numerous angles to reflect light. The edge...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Avalanche III, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Liquid gold metal painted in expressionist strokes over a black ground. Thick, painterly texture provides numerous angles to reflect light. The edges of the p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Asterisk
By M. Clark
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mixed media & gold foil on panel.
Category

2010s Contemporary M. Clark Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Salt
By M. Clark
Located in Brooklyn, NY
- This piece is exceptionally textural and reflective. - The three-quarter-inch edge is foiled in gold (See photo) - M. Clark uses an innovative technique to sculpt and manipulate go...
Category

2010s Contemporary M. Clark Art

Materials

Foil, Gold Leaf

It All Goes Up
By M. Clark
Located in Brooklyn, NY
- Gold foil on sintra panel - This piece is exceptionally textural and reflective - The three-quarter-inch edge is foiled in gold (See photo) - M. Clark uses an innovative technique to sculpt and manipulate gold foil. This method gives her pieces the distinct luminosity that she is known for - The composition wraps around the edges of ""It All Goes Up...
Category

2010s Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Foil

Rises In The East
By M. Clark
Located in Brooklyn, NY
- Gold foil on sintra panel - This piece is exceptionally textural and reflective - The three-quarter-inch edge is foiled in gold (See photo) - M. Clark uses an innovative technique ...
Category

2010s Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Foil

FINE MODERN BRITISH SIGNED OIL PAINTING - CHILDREN PLAYING IN SURF ON BEACH
By M. Clark
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: M. Clark, British late 20th century Title: Playing in the Surf Medium: oil painting on board, framed. Size: painting: 15.75 x 19.75 inches, frame: 19.75 x 23.5 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist M. Clark Art

Materials

Oil

Formation, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A grid-like pattern forms a golden wall, exemplifying artist M. Clark's expressive medium. The technique used to create this is one where gold foil is sculpted using an innovative process M. developed. "This work has a continuously shifting luminosity that is dependent on the viewer’s vantage point," says M. "This provides an infinitely evolving viewing experience. The edges are finished in gold foil creating a halo effect around the artwork as light reflects off the sides of the piece."


About the Artist
M. Clark manipulates metallic foil in order to create rich surfaces that are highly reactive to shifts in light. She strives to continually push the bounds of her gold foil medium, including working directly with a manufacturer to develop foil in specific sizes and colors that were not previously available...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Let Me Reintroduce Myself, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Liquid gold metal painted in an intricate web of curving, looping and pooling lines. Thick texture provides numerous angles to reflect light. The edges of the piece are finished in gold. Created by carefully manipulating metallic foil with heat and varying pressure over the course of many weeks. This is a highly specialized and unique technique developed by artist M. Clark to achieve her goals of bending light and drawing out distinctive elements in the foil. The work is very luminous and will display individual characteristics in different lighting situations.


About the Artist
M. Clark sculpts metallic foil with heat and pressure to create rich surfaces that are highly reactive to shifts in light. She strives to continually push the bounds of her gold foil medium, including working directly with a manufacturer to develop foil in specific sizes and colors that were not previously available...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Glacier III, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Liquid silver metal painted in directional palette knife strokes over a white ground. "Each stroke is purposeful in drawing the eye through the piece," explai...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Glacier I, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Liquid silver metal painted in directional palette knife strokes over a white ground. "Each stroke is purposeful in drawing the eye through the piece," explains M. Clark. Thick, painterly texture provides pleasing angles to reflect light. The edges of the piece are finished in silver. Created by carefully manipulating metallic foil with heat and varying pressure over the course of many weeks. This is a highly specialized and unique technique developed by M. to achieve her goals of bending light and drawing out distinctive elements in the foil. The work is very luminous and will display individual characteristics in different lighting situations.


About the Artist
M. Clark sculpts metallic foil with heat and pressure to create rich surfaces that are highly reactive to shifts in light. She strives to continually push the bounds of her gold foil medium, including working directly with a manufacturer to develop foil in specific sizes and colors that were not previously available...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Avalanche I, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Layers of liquid gold metal applied in expressionist strokes over a black ground. Thick, painterly texture provides numerous angles to reflect light. The edge...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Cheating Change, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Layers of liquid gold metal applied in expressionist strokes over geometric black and white stripes. Thick, painterly texture provides numerous angles to refl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract M. Clark Art

Materials

Mixed Media

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