Time goes by and it is an abstract thing invented to live an regulated life.
The Metamorphosis of Time (by Mark Pol)
Own Vision of Mark Pol Mark Pol, has his artistic name chosen because it resembles the name of the Explorer Marco Polo. Such as Polo, and he discovers he is always looking for new areas. The images come directly from the subconscious and his first time in black signed on paper and later transferred onto the canvas. The addition of subsurface materials gives the paintings a rich quality in structure and varied Acrylic colors with emphasis on gradations between light and shadow create authentic peculiar and original works of art. He builds a fantasy world and gives form to his own philosophical vision. The man, who is a central icon in his world is not complete and should be changed. The most part presented is the head and sometimes eyes, hands and feet. Also parts of the nervous system, but rarely the body. There is always the feeling of loose ends and imperfection of man. Already in 1968, Anne Frank and Peter in black and white he painted as creepy skeletons. In 1969, he has a sad woman drawn with a blind eye. Existentialism is an important part of his world that represents the imperfect man who needs to be built. The man, such as the names of his paintings express is always looking, never satisfied, requires, is angry, sad and distraught, but must remain silent. The properties and connections between the fragments form new creatures. Sometimes there are confrontations between man and beast and the relations between him and the world. The compositions are divided by the line that represents the horizon between heaven and Earth and sometimes there are diagonal lines that are a representation of three dimensional perspectives. The development in his oeuvre allows more detailed and colourful work. The background and the gradations between light and shadow are more striking. He creates his own surreal world, reminiscent of the French surrealist Ives Tanguy. As he builds his own a parallel world and its creatures express vision. Dr. Dalia Hacker – Orion Art Historian November 2010 Ramat Hasharon
Israel Mark Pol, International Dutch artist Mark Pol, born in The Hague has found an early passion for painting. His interest in drawing and painting started in primary school. And later on he went to the Free Academy of Art in The Hague led by George Lampe the followed by Photo Academy in The Hague. The work of Mark Pol, also shown on his website (http://www.markpol.nl), is in essence inspired by daily human life, without losing its vulnerability and the animal unpredictability. Despite the timeframe the painting or drawing might seem to be in, humanity is key in his work. In the early stage of a painting, Mark Pol draws his thoughts and dreams with a pencil and then continues his vision with a basis of oil - or acryl paint on canvas. The expression of Mark Pol are often too much for the two dimensional canvas and the result is a three dimensional world, shown in different materials. Website Mark Pol: http://www.markpol.nl Mobile: 0031 6 45410400 Past exhibitions in, to mention some: Amsterdam (NL) Several times Bussum (NL) Naarden (NL) Deventer (NL) Eindhoven (NL) Bergen (NL) Several times Nieuwkoop (NL) Several times Antwerp (Belgium) Athens (Greece) Altea (Spain) Tongeren (Belgium) Several times London (UK) Northampton (UK) Karlsruhe (Germany) Hamburg (Germany) Triberg (Germany) Budweiss(Czechoslovakia) Venice (Italy)
Sienna (Italy) New York (USA) Several times Chicago (USA) Omaha (USA) Los Angeles (USA) Calcutta (India) Exhibitions to come (planned) Nieuwkoop (NL) 2015 Maassluis (NL) 2015 Barcelona (Spain) 2015 Amsterdam(NL) (Pulitzer Hotel) 2016 Paris (France) 2015 Triberg (Germany) 2016 New York (USA) 2015 (Sept.) Miami (USA) 2015 (Dec.) New York (USA) 2016 (Maart) New York (USA) 2016 (April) And also in several other cities.