Mark Wiener
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Mark Wiener is a New York-based abstract
painter, editor, teacher.
Wiener studied painting and photography under Bauhaus
influences at the Philadelphia College of Art. Influenced by Alexi Brodivitch, Frank Zachry and Alexander Lieberman, he early began working simultaneously in several visual media. Wiener was employed as a photographer, illustrator and web designer before turning to full-time painting. His commercial work appeared in magazines including The Wall Street Journal
, Esquire
, New York Magazine, Paris Match
, as well as in such books as Family of Children and The Art of Mickey Mouse.
Wiener was invited in 2006 to exhibit his gestural paintings at the Montblanc
Manhattan flagship store, and to participate in the Felissimo Design House “Tribute 21” program, work reproduced on ceramic plate, sold for the benefit of UNESCO
. He has received commissions from the World Federation of United Nations Associations
to create first day covers and limited edition lithographs to accompany issues of UN Postage Stamps, and was awarded the Croix de Chevalier de’orde Belgo Hispanique under the patronage of Queen Fabiola of Belgium. He has exhibited in Los Angeles, London, Paris, Milan and Tokyo, and regularly in New York City. His work appears as well in numerous private and corporate collections worldwide and in the permanent collection of the Housatonic Museum of Art.
Wiener publishes and is editor-in-chief of the online magazine Resolve40.com, which seeks to integrate artists in a New York art community, by frequent reviews of current exhibitions and activities at galleries and major museums, and by encouraging artists to participate in writing.
After first devoting himself to photography, Wiener, based upon observations of the photographer Irving Penn
’s process, began an approach to painting that he calls “the white surface”. This combines the acting out of a “visual story” during the creation of the work with Bauhaus ideas of underlying structure. In Wiener’s latest works it appears as his organic gesture of throwing, dripping and pouring paint, orchestrated between drawing and painting layers of geometric objects. Further biography, reviews, shows, as well as images of recent work may be viewed via Wiener's website.
Abstract art
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an...
painter, editor, teacher.
Wiener studied painting and photography under Bauhaus
Bauhaus
', commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933. At that time the German term stood for "School of Building".The Bauhaus school was founded by...
influences at the Philadelphia College of Art. Influenced by Alexi Brodivitch, Frank Zachry and Alexander Lieberman, he early began working simultaneously in several visual media. Wiener was employed as a photographer, illustrator and web designer before turning to full-time painting. His commercial work appeared in magazines including The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
, New York Magazine, Paris Match
Paris Match
Paris Match is a French weekly magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features. It was founded in 1949 by the industrialist Jean Prouvost....
, as well as in such books as Family of Children and The Art of Mickey Mouse.
Wiener was invited in 2006 to exhibit his gestural paintings at the Montblanc
Montblanc (pens)
Montblanc International GmbH is a German manufacturer of writing instruments, watches and accessories, often identified by their "White Star" logo.-History:...
Manhattan flagship store, and to participate in the Felissimo Design House “Tribute 21” program, work reproduced on ceramic plate, sold for the benefit of UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
. He has received commissions from the World Federation of United Nations Associations
World Federation of United Nations Associations
The World Federation of United Nations Associations was created in 1946, inspired by the opening words of the United Nations Charter "We the Peoples". Today it is a global network of people linked together through United Nations Associations in over 100 member states of the United Nations...
to create first day covers and limited edition lithographs to accompany issues of UN Postage Stamps, and was awarded the Croix de Chevalier de’orde Belgo Hispanique under the patronage of Queen Fabiola of Belgium. He has exhibited in Los Angeles, London, Paris, Milan and Tokyo, and regularly in New York City. His work appears as well in numerous private and corporate collections worldwide and in the permanent collection of the Housatonic Museum of Art.
Wiener publishes and is editor-in-chief of the online magazine Resolve40.com, which seeks to integrate artists in a New York art community, by frequent reviews of current exhibitions and activities at galleries and major museums, and by encouraging artists to participate in writing.
After first devoting himself to photography, Wiener, based upon observations of the photographer Irving Penn
Irving Penn
Irving Penn was an American photographer known for his portraiture and fashion photography.-Early career:Irving Penn studied under Alexey Brodovitch at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art from which he was graduated in 1938. Penn's drawings were published by Harper's Bazaar and he...
’s process, began an approach to painting that he calls “the white surface”. This combines the acting out of a “visual story” during the creation of the work with Bauhaus ideas of underlying structure. In Wiener’s latest works it appears as his organic gesture of throwing, dripping and pouring paint, orchestrated between drawing and painting layers of geometric objects. Further biography, reviews, shows, as well as images of recent work may be viewed via Wiener's website.