Spoke presents:
Replication Machines, Territorial Markers and Preliminary Drawings, an exhibition of recent kinetic sculptures and mixed media drawings by Chicago based visual artist Mark Porter.
Exhibition: August 2-13, 2010
Reception: Friday August 6, 7-9pm
Gallery hours by appointment.
Through the fusion of found and custom made objects, Porter creates mechanical prototypes which mimic human and animal behavioras well as natural phenomenon. Emphasizing the quality of hand-made object, Porter's sculptures serve as performative prototypes, which embrace experimentation and the relationship between inventor and invention, as well as invention and user.
All works in the exhibit were created with funding generously provided by The Illinois Arts Council, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and City of Chicago.
For more information, or to make an appointment please email SpokeChicago@gmail.com or markwilliamporter@yahoo.com
