Mark Rowden
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Mark Rowden was born in Margate
, England
in 1979. He left school to study full time at a local art college. Finishing this course after a year he then moved to Sydney
, Australia
, in the late-1990s. He continued his studies for four more years, two of which were at the National Art School
, where he became friends with many young artists, as well as gaining the support of a master printer, Diana Davidson, who owned her own printmaking
studio called Whaling Road Studios, which has been running for thirty years. This is where Rowden became her clean hands then moved up the ranks to printer, working on prints by some of Australia's leading artists, Charles Blackman
, Adam Cullen
, Martin Sharp
and Peter Kingston amongst others, enhancing his skills and knowledge previously learned from his five years of art education.
Rowden tuned to his own work which was mainly relief prints.
He has also been a finalist in the 'Hazelhurst works on Paper Prize' and won the Waverley Printmaking
art prize in 2008.
Margate
-Demography:As of the 2001 UK census, Margate had a population of 40,386.The ethnicity of the town was 97.1% white, 1.0% mixed race, 0.5% black, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% Chinese or other ethnicity....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1979. He left school to study full time at a local art college. Finishing this course after a year he then moved to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, in the late-1990s. He continued his studies for four more years, two of which were at the National Art School
National Art School
The National Art School is an art school in Sydney, Australia. It is a Public Company Limited by Guarantee with a board of directors. It has Institutional Registration and Course Accreditation supported by the DET Higher Education Directorate....
, where he became friends with many young artists, as well as gaining the support of a master printer, Diana Davidson, who owned her own printmaking
Printmaking
Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable...
studio called Whaling Road Studios, which has been running for thirty years. This is where Rowden became her clean hands then moved up the ranks to printer, working on prints by some of Australia's leading artists, Charles Blackman
Charles Blackman
Charles Blackman is one of the best known Australian artists still living today, especially for the famous Schoolgirl and Alice in Wonderland series of the 1950s...
, Adam Cullen
Adam Cullen
Adam Cullen , Australian artist, most known for winning the Archibald Prize in 2000 with a portrait of actor David Wenham. He is also known for his controversial subjects or work...
, Martin Sharp
Martin Sharp
Martin Sharp is an Australian artist, underground cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker. Sharp has made contributions to Australian and international culture since the early 60s, and is hailed as Australia's foremost pop artist...
and Peter Kingston amongst others, enhancing his skills and knowledge previously learned from his five years of art education.
Rowden tuned to his own work which was mainly relief prints.
He has also been a finalist in the 'Hazelhurst works on Paper Prize' and won the Waverley Printmaking
Waverley Art Prize
The Waverley Art Prize was established in 1985 by Waverley Woollahra Arts Centre and Waverley Council and it has been held annually ever since. The competition is open to artists from all over Australia...
art prize in 2008.
General references
- Brabley, R. (2007). The art of hard work - The Wentworth courier. Village voice. TSD4995/WC
- Scott-Child, E. (2007). Summerwinter. stonefox Creative ACN 111314035. ISSN 1832-0716
External links
- Print Australia Reference Library Catalogue by art historian Josephine Severn.
- Print Australia - The original printmaking portal by art historian Josephine Severn
- - Website The artists personal site
See also
- PrintmakingPrintmakingPrintmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable...
- Covering all techniques - Relief printRelief printA relief print is an image created by a printmaking process where protruding surface faces of the matrix are inked; recessed areas are ink free. Printing the image is therefore a relatively simple matter of inking the face of the matrix and bringing it in firm contact with the paper...
- The history and technique - List of Australian artists - Artists listed on wikipedia
- List of printmakers - List of Printmakers