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Friday Favorite: Marc Leone

9/30/2011

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This Friday’s Feature artist is Marc Leone!
I love the way he uses earth and volcanic ash in his carbon and crust project! 
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From his artist statement:
The work explores geologic sources as metaphors and symbols within interdisciplinary formal directions combining painting, drawing, and sculptural techniques. Through layering and unearthing layers, I paint “crustal layers”, upon which to thrust mark making. Further, I use elemental carbon and mineral graphite at each layer to strengthen the connection to geologic origins. Many of the marks made on the paint come from power equipment. My control and at times, my lack of control of these tools, provide the means to erode, to cut, to dig, buff, sand, and to pock the surface and sub-surface paint in ways that are reminiscent of natural, man-made, and archaeological processes. In essence, I am working to explore the sublime and to quite literally work with the same materials that I symbolize.
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untitled (#1169-930), 60 x 60 inches
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surface detail
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untitled (#1169-210), 60 x 72 inches
To find out more about Marc Leone, visit his website!
TGIF!
Mary
11 Comments
Rebecca's Emporium link
9/29/2011 10:55:49 pm

Wow!
These are beautiful, and truly inspiring!
Brilliant work. :)

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Trina (Trina's Clay Creations) link
9/29/2011 11:46:59 pm

Awesome work, great textures!

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melissa link
9/29/2011 11:55:47 pm

This is unlike anything I've seen before, so neat!

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Roban Studio link
9/30/2011 03:44:38 am

Very cool work! So nice of you to showcase another artist.

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Valerie-Jael link
9/30/2011 06:25:25 am

Wow, this is fantastic, I love working with structure, and this is just - wow! Valerie

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mimi torchia boothby watercolors link
9/30/2011 09:47:57 am

wow, wild earthy stuff!

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Sara Carbaugh link
9/30/2011 11:40:09 am

OMG this is so cool!! Thanks so much for sharing this!!

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laurie link
9/30/2011 11:57:22 am

wow, thats amazing,, really beautiful.Thankyou for sharing this talented artist,

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Mary Hysong; Hysong Designs link
9/30/2011 05:50:16 pm

that is really different stuff; Of course lots of paint pigments are made of earth, but this is a really different take on it. Thanks for stopping by my place, Happy PPF!

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Kama link
10/2/2011 03:33:55 pm

I love the last one! They remind me of New Zealand and the bubbling earth.

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Ali Bierman link
10/2/2011 06:10:27 pm

Fascinating. I've worked in all kinds of media but I've never seen this before. Neat!

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