The Optimistic Life and Mind of Mark Warren Jacques
Portland, Oregon based artist Mark Warren Jacques makes cosmic, comic, orgasmic, and phsycedelic paintings with awesome titles like, “Saying Fuck it and Letting Go All Together.” In an Arrested Motion interview, Jacques describes his relationship to art. He says, “Sometimes life is pretty wearing on the soul and the body, so the work becomes a resting place. [...] Art is a place to get away from everything and to connect to myself, both in thought and in the action of making stuff.” His artwork certaintly acts as a “resting place” for viewers. The positive vibes resonating in his work are obvious; to lose oneself in one of his pieces feels like a brief moment of escape from the sometimes overwhelming sadness and sorrow of the world. His art makes me feel love, inspiration, and hope. That may sound corny, but just go see for yourself.
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