'No Image Available', screen print, 2009

 
Marcus Irwin

Born: London (UK)  Lives/Works: Brighton (UK)

Marcus Irwin's graphic screen and digital prints juxtapose street and popular imagery with chance phrases, caught in passing, combined to expose the incongruousness of context.

'I try to look for the parallels between the nuances of graffiti-codes, the illustrated image, commercial visual language and the traditions of art, since all of these fields belong to my creative background and my present-day interests. At this time my interest in the interplay between image and text takes shape, along with a desire to explore the rift between so-called high and low culture. Frequently motifs from movies, television, and advertising, among other sources from contemporary life feed into my work. It is my aim to use, confirm, deny and question these fields visually and conceptually in the quest to define my personal visual language.'
 

Marcus Irwin's BLOG

www.marcusirwin.org

Contact: marcus@proofgallery.co.uk

 

Selected Exhibitions 2008/2009


'Every Minute Should Be Enjoyed', London Print Studios, June 2009 (Group)

'Wish You Were Here', Riverside Studios, London, March 2009 (Group)

'7th British Mini Print Exhibition', London Print Studios, March 2009 (Group)

'Art Fair', Fishmarket Galleries, Northampton, Dec. 2008 - Jan. 2009 (Group)

'ING Discerning Eye', Mall Galleries, London, Nov. 2008 (Group)

'Works on Paper', Elysium Gallery, Swansea, Oct. 2008 (Group)

'Life & Liberty', Westbourne Grove Art Space, London, Sep-Oct 2008 (Group)

'Gross Clinic' - Space, University of Portsmouth, Sep. 2008 (Group)

'Images 32', London College of Communication, August 2008 (Group)

'Halfway There', University of Brighton, June 2008 (Group)

'Liveline', Riverside Gallery, Richmond, March-April 2008 (Group)