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MARK PETERSEN: Game ChangerMarch 9th – April 23rd, 2012
Artist’s Reception, Friday March 16th. 6-8:30pm
Hours: M-F, 7-6, Weekends, 7-5
Welcome to the gentle, slightly twisted mind of artist, Mark Petersen. Enjoy his sometimes comic, often tender, beguiling, and occasionally bitingly satirical world, which he sees and represents to us through his use of simple, tangible forms.
The imagery on display at Local 123 deals with love, attachment, fear, envy, greed and folly. Mark's cast of characters runs the full range: cats and dogs, ninjas, children's dolls and chess pawns. From homelessness, greed and deforestation, to the apocalypse, he takes it on, expressing his mind in straightforward, tightly composed and finely tuned images.
Like road signs, the message of these paintings and sculptures is a clear and powerful call to attention. As Petersen says,
“This is a wake up call. An alarm. Don’t push snooze. Again.”
Mark Peterson has been making art for 35 years. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. He lives here in Berkeley, admits to suffering from “compulsive image making disorder”, and is regularly sighted at Local 123 café.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SHOW OR JPEGS CONTACT:
Janet Delaney/Suzy Barnard, Curators, Local 123
Email: [email protected], (415) 279-6822, [email protected]
Web: http://www.local123cafe.com, http://www.markpetersenart.com
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