George Marks studio paintings and information on representaion including: Ann Connelly, J. Corey, Blue Gallery and Grand Contemporary

george  marks  studio

paintings

In order to see examples of my work, please visit Ann Connelly Fine Art in Baton Rouge, LA; Grand Contemporary in Lafayette, LA;

J. Corey Fine Art, Savage, Maryland;

Blue Gallery in Three Oaks, Michigan;

ABOUT HIS PAINTINGS
by: Scott Finch

George Marks is a contradiction. His work is simultaneously ordered and spontaneous. Carelessness and rigid geometry mingle on the canvas. Passages of drawing in the work range from sensitively rendered figuration to loose impetuous scrawls. His palette is generally warm and harmonious, but searing thin stripes of color may awaken the calm. All of his pieces are deliberately orchestrated to fit together into a continuous installation, and yet each is also an improvisation.

The truly radical thing about Marks’ work is his process. Although, he simply labels his work with the obfuscating little phrase “mixed media on canvas”, he has developed a vocabulary of materials and techniques that are unduplicated. This rich and complex combination of materials may of course be appreciated in its own right, but for Marks this is not the point. Rather, the medium is inextricably webbed to the message. Nothing is done for a strictly decorative purpose.

Each material brings forth specific tactile associations, each recalls a memory, each assembles a part of the meaning of his work. He is a collector of textures, colors, and surfaces. He collects mental images of crumbling stucco on abandoned houses, trees rushing past his car window, and electrical conduits snaking around the corners of buildings. Sights like these are remembered and drawn upon to evoke the beauty in things that others might cast aside as imperfections.

His work brings forth far ranging art historical associations such as Edgar Degas to Barnett Newman, Richard Diebenkorn, and Donald Judd. What sets Marks’ work apart from many other modern painters, however, are his roots to the landscape and culture of South Louisiana. His work is never void of content, no matter how abstract the few simple notations become. His work recalls the flat broad vistas of that which each of us unconsciously knows by heart.

ABOUT HIS SOCIAL ENTREPENUERALSHIP
by: Patrice Melnick

ABOUT HIS BUSINESS SENSE                                                                                                                                          

by: Betty Arnaud Roy

ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008 Preying, J Coury Fine Arts, Savage, Maryland

2008 New 2008 New Work, Grand Contemporary with DSG&F, Lafayette, LA

2007 Necessary and Sufficient Causes , Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge , LA.
2005 Here to There, Grand Contemporary, Lafayette , LA.
2004 2 1/2“ < Standard , Art for Arts Sake, Ann Connelly Gallery/GB Project, New Orleans , LA.
2004 New Figures, Art for Arts Sake, Ann Connelly Gallery @ GB, New Orleans, LA.
2003 Medicated Reality, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge , LA.
2002 Playing God, Soren Christensen, New Orleans , LA.
2001 Contradictions.Fingerprints.Soft Dreams , Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge , LA.
1998 Nudes, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge , LA.
1996 Fuselier Rain, Images, Lafayette, LA.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Louisiana Artists, Sag Harbor Village, NY                                                                                                                                   

2008 Group Show, Grand Contemporary, Lafayette, LA                                                                                                      2007 Louisiana 2007 Group Show, Ogilvie Pertl, Chicago , IL
2007Group Show, Grand Contemporary, Lafayette , LA
2006 Summer Group Show, Grand Contemporary, Lafayette , LA
2006 Luminosity, Huff-Harrington, Atlanta , GA
2006 Splash, Huff-Harrington, Atlanta , GA
2005 Louisiana Artists, Blue Gallery, Three Oaks, MI
2005 Group Show, Jenkins Connelly, New Orleans , LA
2005 Hot Art Cool Night, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge , LA
2005 Grand Event, Grand Contemporary, Lafayette , LA
2004 White Light Night, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2004 Spring Art, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2003 Group Exhibition, Soren Christensen, New Orleans, LA.
2003 Group Exhibition, Ann Connelly @ Montecito Show House, Los Angeles, CA .
2002 Group Exhibition, Ann Connelly with B. Gattica, Los Angeles, CA .
2002 Winter Group, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA.
2002 Spring Group, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA.
2002 Group Exhibition, Soren Christensen, New Orleans, LA.
2001 Group Show, Ann Connelly Gallery with Dixon Smith, Baton Rouge, LA.
2001 Spirit of America, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA.
2000 Winter Group, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA.
2001 Baton Rouge Green Invitational, Old State Capital, Baton Rouge, LA.
2001 Studio Artists, Studio 801, Baton Rouge, LA.
1999 Dark Night, Bath House, Dallas, TX .
1999 Baton Rouge Green Invitational, Baton Rouge , LA.
1998 Red, Of Moving Colors, Baton Rouge , LA.
1998 Louisiana Collection, Jefferson, Lafayette, LA.
1998 Yellow. Orchid. Blue, Of Moving Colors, Baton Rouge, LA.
1997 Group Exhibition, Studio 801, Baton Rouge, LA.
1997 Selected Work, Burts-Cason @ Moscone Center, San Francisco , CA .
1997 Selected Work, Burts-Cason @ Javits Center, New York , NY.
1996 Du Baroque, Jefferson, Lafayette, LA.
1996 Olios, Jefferson, Lafayette, LA.
1995 Red Stick Invitational, Old State Capital, Baton Rouge, LA.
1993 Drawing and Prints, LSU Art Gallery , Baton Rouge, LA.
1992 Louisiana Purchase, City National Bank, Baton Rouge, LA.

                                                                                                     2007 Louisiana 2007 Group Show, Ogilvie Pertl, Chicago , IL
2007Group Show, Grand Contemporary, Lafayette , LA
2006 Summer Group Show, Grand Contemporary, Lafayette , LA
2006 Luminosity, Huff-Harrington, Atlanta , GA
2006 Splash, Huff-Harrington, Atlanta , GA
2005 Louisiana Artists, Blue Gallery, Three Oaks, MI
2005 Group Show, Jenkins Connelly, New Orleans , LA
2005 Hot Art Cool Night, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge , LA
2005 Grand Event, Grand Contemporary, Lafayette , LA
2004 White Light Night, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2004 Spring Art, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2003 Group Exhibition, Soren Christensen, New Orleans, LA.
2003 Group Exhibition, Ann Connelly @ Montecito Show House, Los Angeles, CA .
2002 Group Exhibition, Ann Connelly with B. Gattica, Los Angeles, CA .
2002 Winter Group, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA.
2002 Spring Group, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA.
2002 Group Exhibition, Soren Christensen, New Orleans, LA.
2001 Group Show, Ann Connelly Gallery with Dixon Smith, Baton Rouge, LA.
2001 Spirit of America, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA.
2000 Winter Group, Ann Connelly Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA.
2001 Baton Rouge Green Invitational, Old State Capital, Baton Rouge, LA.
2001 Studio Artists, Studio 801, Baton Rouge, LA.
1999 Dark Night, Bath House, Dallas, TX .
1999 Baton Rouge Green Invitational, Baton Rouge , LA.
1998 Red, Of Moving Colors, Baton Rouge , LA.
1998 Louisiana Collection, Jefferson, Lafayette, LA.
1998 Yellow. Orchid. Blue, Of Moving Colors, Baton Rouge, LA.
1997 Group Exhibition, Studio 801, Baton Rouge, LA.
1997 Selected Work, Burts-Cason @ Moscone Center, San Francisco , CA .
1997 Selected Work, Burts-Cason @ Javits Center, New York , NY.
1996 Du Baroque, Jefferson, Lafayette, LA.
1996 Olios, Jefferson, Lafayette, LA.
1995 Red Stick Invitational, Old State Capital, Baton Rouge, LA.
1993 Drawing and Prints, LSU Art Gallery , Baton Rouge, LA.
1992 Louisiana Purchase, City National Bank, Baton Rouge, LA.

SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Rabalais, Unland, and Lorio, L.L.P., LA
McGlinchey Stafford , LA
Chesteen and Associates, LA
Tommeny Fisher , LA
SN Servicing Corporation, LA
Iberia Bank, LA
Duckworth Realty, MS
Piedmont Hospital, GA

HONORS/PANELS
2008 Louisiana Division of the Arts  Leadership in the Arts Governor’s Award                                                                 

2008 Acadiana Center for the Arts Grant Panelist
2005-2008 Le Feu et l'Eau Rural Celebration of the Arts Chair
2007 Acadiana Center for the Arts Grant Panelist                                                                                                           

Panelist
2005-2008 Le Feu et l'Eau Rural Celebration of the Arts Chair
2007 Acadiana Center for the Arts Grant Panelist                                                                                                           

2007-2008 Frederick l'Ecole des Arts Board Member
2007 St. Land Economic Authority Entrepreneur of the Year Award                                                                             

JG Hook National Scholarship Award 

                                                
ART RELTATED AFFILIATIONS
Co-founded the Art Works Society--(www.artworks.homestead.com)
Co-founded Bayou Blues Revival --(www.bayoubluesrevival.homestead.com)
Co-founded Le Feu et l'Eau (Fire and Water)--(www.fireandwater.homestead.com)
Co-founded Frederick l'Ecole des Arts--(www.frederickarts.homestead.com)
Co-founded Grand Contemporary--(www.grandcontemporary.homestead.com)
Co-founded NUNU's Nightlite and Cafe'--(www.nunuscafe.homestead.com)
Co-founded Town Market Centre--(www.townmarket.homestead.com)
Co-founded Studio 801Art Cooperative

BIBLIOGRAPHY—ART
Country Roads, October, 2007, “Art Exhibit, George Marks – Necessary and Sufficient Causes, Baton Rouge.”      

The Times, November 7, 2007, “The Art Issue,” page 26.House Beautiful, July, 2005, “Louisiana Splendor”                   

The Times, November 7, 2007, “The Art Issue,” page 26.
The New Palm Beach . Architectural Digest, March 2005
How to Rev Up a Neutral Room. House Beautiful, October 2003
The Fine Art of Selling Art. Baton Rouge Business Report, September 2003
Decorators Showhouse X. New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles, March 2002

BIBLIOGRAPHY--A. PROJECT