Mark Jenkins
Installation Artist
Mark Jenkins (b. 1970) is an artist originating from Fairfax, Virginia. He currently resides in DC and creates compelling street installations that not only attract attention, but also turns everyday settings into surreal obscure settings. He is considered a street artist, but is not your typical 'graffitti artists putting pieces up on walls'. Instead he creates public art by using installations that leave it's surroundings unharmed.
It is not only the fact that Jenkins changes public spaces with his art that draws me to his work, but also the questions that are raised regarding the psychology behind it. These installations make me think of dreams and altered memories, which is something I am quite fascinated with. I wish to incorporate psychology, dreams, imagination, and memory recollection in my work. It is a subject that has pushed me in different directions as an artist and though I am not looking to become an installation artist, I do find his work to be inspiring to what I will continue to work on.
Interview with Myartspace Blog:
(on the relation of music to his work) "A good live show for me is a lot like my street work in that it causes people to react, interact, or even get on stage."
"My Art Space > Blog". February 4, 2008 http://myartspace-blog.blogspot.com/.
Interview with "The Morning News"
(on the making of his work) "Making tape casts of objects is a trick I figured out when I was a kid. It must have been in second or third grade that I cast a pencil in class. The teacher told me something like “don’t waste tape” and I kind of left it at that until 20 or so years later."
"The Morning News". March 30, 2006
