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I am...: an artist who makes drawings and paintings. From 1993-1996 I studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths’ College, London. Now I live and work in Warwickshire.

About my artwork: My work features loose, elliptical forms that appear frozen in movement. Some shapes are barely complete, while others appear solid and fully formed; they draw our attention or remain obscure. There is abundance, confusion, emptiness and calm.

The drawing suggests very simple narratives; the forms share a common direction, there is a sense of movement, there was a beginning and there will be an end. The viewer is free to imagine the pace of their movement, their origin and their demise.

The activity of drawing - the exploration of line, colour, transparency and opacity - underpins this. Tension and harmony appear between the well-defined shapes, faint marks and mistakes. Opacity and translucence bring levels of weight and depth. Presence and near-absence are invoked, so the forms become notional entities appearing and disappearing.

Artists I like: Hidekazu Tanaka, Gary Hume, Minako Nishiyama, Hondartza Fraga, Roger Hiorns, Fiona Rae, Mali Morris, Biggs and Collings, Michael Day, Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton, Richard Diebenkorn, Mark Grotjahn, Karla Black, Kristin Baker, Helen Frankenthaler, Yuko Nasa, Klari Reis, Rosemarie Fiore, Gareth Haynes, Max Hymes

What exhibitions are good at the moment?: Under the Weight of Dreams, Berlin paintings by Henry Tietzsch-Tyler at Bend in the River (www.bendintheriver.co.uk), 13 Feb - 13 Mar

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At 10:59pm on 11th August 2009, daniel kim said…: Hi Mark, sent you a message but not sure you got it or not let me know if you didn't, thanks for the friend request, oh and sorry for the late reply didn't have access to internet for a while.

At 4:25pm on 10th August 2009, Cynthia Dillenbeck said…: Hey Mark - thank u for the head's-up on Daniel Kim. His work is beautiful. It's great to be your friend!

At 11:23pm on 10th June 2009, Wanderlust Gallery said…: Hi Mark, your page is looking great. The 333 info is filtering online now and we have started a facebook group facebook/wanderlustgallery jump on board. Ill be posting up more info for the exhibition in the coming days, so keep an eye out.

Bests, Andrea - Wanderlust Gallery

At 5:57pm on 23rd May 2009, Bruno Corte Real said…: the total persepctive on the empty space!
nice way to explore!

At 8:09pm on 11th May 2009, Brenden Jemison said…: Hey Mark,
Really enjoying your work, the sense of movement and space are quite compelling, also your color choices are appealing for me. I look forward to seeing more in the future.
b

At 12:49am on 9th May 2009, Dial Zero said…: Hello Mark,
Dial Zero will be showing at the Ada Street Gallery, London on Tuesday 12th of May. If you are in London then, would be nice to see you there.

All the best,
dial zero

At 7:36pm on 19th March 2009, Adalbert said…: Beutifull and gott my mind on sweets, greetings , adalbert

At 10:24am on 19th March 2009, Edward Morris said…: Hi Mark, I really like your drawings particularly no.s 3,5,8,10 & 15, the sense of movement and contrast seems to be heightened in these in comparison to the other drawings. I will be uploading some new images shortly, it would be good to get any feedback when these are uploaded, I will let you know once these are up. Cheers Eddei

At 10:30pm on 24th October 2008, Mark Jessett said…: Hello, thanks for your reply. I can't seem to add you as a friend, though. Some technical problem. I use all sorts of media in my work. When I work on paper I tend to refer to my output as drawings. They tend to be made in preparation for titled works.

I use gouache, watercolour, coloured pencil, soft pastel, charcoal, wax crayon - basically whatever it takes to get the contrasts I am looking for in my work. I have learned something about liveliness and vitality looking at your images. I hope I can make my work more vibrant.

All the best, Mark