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$875 Face to Face, painting by Mark Jakel
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Mark Jakel
Face to Face
Acrylic on canvas
14 x 18 inches
2011
The character that lives in Mark Jakel's paintings has a deformity that is hidden by the mask in seek of revenge. Born from the fusion of elements that strike his inspiration, the mask represents the key to reading Jakel's art and the revenge driven by the rejection from society and the mainstream art world. This style of vengeance is inspired by particular 70’s & 80's film genres such as: Cannibal films, Nazipolotion, Mondo films, Sexpoltation, Slasher, Spaghetti Westerns, film Polizzioteschi, Splatter films, and in general from the world of motion pictures. The elements derived from Jakel's inspiration are from such things found in films like Eraserhead and Noh (a traditional Japanese musical drama), as well as from Japanese Geishas. In David Lynch's Eraserhead there is a woman who is dubbed "The Lady in the Radiator"; it was her inflamed face and deformity that sparked what became the main focus of his paintings. Yet the Noh or Nogaku masks is what created the mystery behind the hidden deformity. As for the Geishas, it was their soft, yet bright, distinctive colors that inspired him. Jakel's linguistic and stylistic influences arrived through the worlda of Manga comix, 70's & 80's Japanese anime and similar genres, including the traditional artists like Utamaro Kitagawa.
Bio:
Mark Jakel is a Visual Artist from
Brooklyn,
NY; originally from
Rome,
Italy. As far back as he can remember, he was always sketching, yet it wasn't until after college that he really began to focus on his painting and discovered his niche in the art world. When he came to NYC he started to push himself into galleries and share his art with others. However, as much as he enjoys his paintings, one day he would like to create films based around the concepts that inspired his artworks.
CV:
Caelum Gallery
Chelsea Fine Art Building,
New York,
New York
August 30 -
September 1, 2011
Visual Art Against AIDS
The Ritz Bar & Lounge
369 W 46th Street,
New York,
New York
July, 2011
Rogue
Space
Chelsea
Fine
Art
Building,
New York,
New York
April 13 - 17, 2011
Shag
Brooklyn
PORNHOLOCAUST
Solo Exhibition -
Williamsburg
Brooklyn,
New York
January 14 -
March 27, 2011
Mad in Art Festival
Torino,
Italy
December 10 - 12, 2010
Rogue
Space
Chelsea
Fine
Art
Building,
New York,
New York
September 21 - 25, 2010
Street Smart IX
Williamsburg
Brooklyn,
New York
June 2010
Street Smart VIII
Williamsburg
Brooklyn,
New York
May 2010
World Fine Art
Chelsea
New York,
New York
January 5 - 30, 2010
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