Somewhat away from the scene of the larger art world, MF continues to practice making work in a variety of mediums. He uniquely uses materials as a means of expression, attempting to uncover why art is made through studying both process and intention.
Often creating works that are challenging, identity and the subconscious clash. He simultaneously discloses and hides information, like a camera’s depth of field function, the area of clarity can change. It is in between that shallow or deep plane in which ambiguity chases revelation. Mark describes his work as operating on two levels of perception: “I can look at it and figure out what’s there, or I can just look at it and think, ‘okay, there’s something there, but I’ll move on.’” But for him, the real weight lies in the space between those two ways of seeing.
At that threshold, where recognition hovers just out of reach, something essential begins to surface. This tension between hiding and disclosing becomes the heart of the piece, a dialogue between the subconscious and conscious self that resists resolution, instead pulling the viewer into the uncertainty where meaning takes shape.