Mark Francis (b.1962) was first recognised in the 1990s after studying at St Martins Art School in the mid-1980s. Since then he has become renowned for his beautiful abstract paintings which he has shown in both the UK and internationally.
This monograph on Mark Francis includes a series of essays which offer multiple angles on the artist's life and work. A chronological survey, which also recognises the artist's habit of returning to old works and making something new from them, traces the development of Francis's practice in paint as he turned from traditional landscape art towards mapping alternative 'landscapes', as his abstract work is termed. Charting the progress from painting fissures to the
adoption of his signature motif - spermatozashaped clusters - Richard Dyer reveals how Francis made his work at once monumental and intimate. The artist's use of non-traditional media is also touched on. Francis paints in combinations such as bitumen mixed with wax and ash, or by applying paint and then scraping it off and re-painting to evoke the texture of rock.
This book will be essential for gallery owners, collectors and the growing number of those with an interest in Mark Francis. Beautifully designed and illustrated, it fills a gap in studies on British contemporary artists.
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