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Introducing: Mark Arian
Introducing: Mark Arian
American born master artist Mark Arian first became aware of the transcendent power of art at age 14 while viewing an original Rembrandt painting. At age twenty-one he made a commitment to live the spiritual life of a monk and for the next eighteen years his artistic endeavors were nurtured by his spiritual order, as he was given abundant opportunities for advanced study and worldwide travel while devoting many hours a day to painting. His original oil paintings and drawings, which the artist refers to as Poetic Realism, are the product of heartfelt passion, and more than fifty years of study and observation.
“To me, art is an expression of the rapture of being, unveiling a fragment of the radiance within all form. I believe that art can awaken the soul...to the timeless presence of beauty and truth” - Mark Arian