Artist of the Day / Mark Khaisman, Philadelphia, PA

My previous Artist of the Day, Katina Huston, https://destructivetesting.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/artist-of-the-day-katina  uses ink on Mylar.  Mark Khaisman uses brown packing tape on backlit plexiglass!

BORN 1958, Kiev, Ukraine.  Studied Art and Architecture in Moscow Architectural Institute, Moscow, Russia.      Lives and works in Philadelphia, USA

http://www.khaismanstudio.com

About destructivetesting

I'm a self-taught artist who prefers to use found objects in ways that were never intended. I'm not interested in making 10 or 100 of the same object. This, of course, takes more time to make each piece. I also prefer a more minimalist look, where each part of a piece can be appreciated. I consider my clocks to be small sculptures with moving parts. And, my lamps to be small sculptures with light. My mirrors are reflective sculptures. DESTRUCTIVE TESTING means to push something to it's limits to understand it's structural performance or material behavior under different stresses. I interpret this in my artwork as using materials in different ways or combinations than they were designed to be used. I also just like the slightly ominous sound of the term...
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5 Responses to Artist of the Day / Mark Khaisman, Philadelphia, PA

  1. Reblogged this on belindainspiration49 and commented:
    Impressive

  2. mobius faith says:

    An amazing talent.

  3. too good!! This is something unique and amazing.

  4. seascapesaus says:

    A new technique for working tonally! very interesting effect, a bit like pixelation.

  5. clinock says:

    I’m stuck on this idea – brilliant work…

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