Artist
Mark Grotjahn
b. 1968 · American
Mark Grotjahn developed a painting language from radiating perspectival 'butterfly' structures before moving into dense face paintings and increasingly gestural abstractions. Repeated formats allow him to test geometry, symmetry and physical paint.
Painting; drawing; sculpture
Major Works
- 2001 onwardButterfly Paintings →
- 2003Untitled (Black and Cream Butterfly) →
- 2000sUntitled (Blue Face Grotjahn) →
- 2003 onwardFace Paintings →
- 2010sMask sculptures →
- 2010sCircus Paintings →
- 2004Untitled (Red Butterfly) →
- 2012Untitled →
- 2016 onwardNew Capri series →
- 2018Untitled →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo