Artist
Mark Bradford
b. 1961 · American
Mark Bradford builds large abstract paintings from billboard paper, merchant posters, end papers and materials gathered from the streets of Los Angeles. Sanding, tearing and layering turn commercial residue into surfaces that resemble maps, aerial views and damaged urban infrastructure.
Painting; collage; installation
Major Works
- 2006Los Angeles →
- 2007Helter Skelter I →
- 2006Scorched Earth →
- 2005Black Venus →
- 2007Bread and Circuses →
- 2008Mithra →
- 2017Tomorrow Is Another Day →
- 2016–17Pickett’s Charge →
- 2021Masses and Movements →
- 2005Niagara →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
