Jan 16, 2019
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mark titchner's self-titled book (2006)
BLESSED ARE THE EYES THAT SEE THE THINGS WE SEE
Mark Titchner, 2023
Denton Island, Newhaven
Mark Titchner resources
Tate Britain Exhibition - Art Now: Mark Titchner, 17th May - 6th July 2003
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/art-now-mark-titchner
Describes a previous iteration of Be Angry But Don’t Stop Breathing, and the ideas that inspired this work.
http://marktitchner.com/work/be-angry-but-dont-stop-breathing/ Images of previous versions of BABDSB, the bottom two images are the Tate Britain piece described above.
Turner Prize 2006 - Exhibition at Arnolfini, Bristol https://www.arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/mark-titchner-it-is-you https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/turner-prize-2006/turner-prize-2006-artists-mark-titchner “Titchner describes his art as ‘a dialogue about how you receive thought and ideas’. His works investigate communication and perception. Found text is a constant ingredient. Messages scavenged from song lyrics, corporate creeds, philosophical treatises and political manifestos have been physically described and digitally scripted into the works.”
Examples of Mark’s previous work here: http://marktitchner.com/work/ Some of the key features of his work include:
Multilayered, geometric patterns
Found or reappropriated text
Community - the posters are in public spaces where they are accessible to everyone, and are created in conjunction with community groups who may not otherwise have a voice
Residency at Art Gallery of Ontario: https://ago.ca/artist-in-residence/mark-titchner “Throughout his residency in Toronto, U.K. artist Mark Titchner developed a series of billboards, posters and large-scale wall-drawings that were installed throughout the city and in the AGO's Community and Toronto Now galleries. Drawing on his exploration of themes related to consumption, belief systems and marketing techniques, Titchner's immersive wall drawings and paintings consider how text and bold statements can be used to inspire, communicate to the masses and to bring communities of people together. The artworks produced throughout his residency were developed and executed in conjunction with youth from Oasis Skateboard Factory and the AGO Youth Council.” “His works often confront the viewer with a proposition for a type of modern revolution.”
Review of 2014 exhibition at CGP London: https://www.aestheticamagazine.com/review-mark-titchner-cgp-london/ “What appear to be simple, decorative statements soon reveal themselves as masterful explorations of the subtle nuances of language. Titchner had an epiphany by including text in an early painting and noting how just a few words inflected the entire image. Since then, his work has developed a fascination with the power of text.”
Be True To Your Oblivion exhibition at the New Art Gallery Walsall, 2011:
https://homeofmetal.com/event/the-new-art-gallery-walsall-mark-titchner/ https://thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/exhibition/mark-titchner-be-true-to-your-oblivion/ Part of the Home of Metal festival celebrating the Heavy Metal music of the Black Country and Birmingham Contained another version of Be Angry But Don’t Stop Breathing
Mark Titchner - Some Questions About Us, Firstsite, Colchester, 2019
Mark Titchner is a London-based artist who features text heavily in his work. He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2006. His exhibition at Firstsite features signs, banners, wood coated in aluminium leaf, paintings, and posters, all featuring bold text, and inspired by a variety of social issues.
The title of the exhibition, Some Questions About Us, comes from a piece on display that was made for the grounds of Bethlem Hospital, the UK’s longest-running hospital for people with mental health issues. The questions on the sign were created by Titchner after working with people with these issues. The signs are mirrored so the viewer can see their own reflection in them, encouraging them to put themselves in the shoes of someone suffering from a mental health issue. The questions do this as well, as they confront the viewer directly, evocative of the sort of interrogation a mentally ill person may be subjected to by medical professionals or the police. The first sign reads “Who are you? Where are you going? What are you doing?” which has an immediately confrontational tone, making the viewer feel uncomfortable, especially seeing themselves reflected in the sign.
The title of the exhibition could also be a reference to the themes of community, listening to each other, and hearing the voices of those who are often denied a voice, that underpins much of Titchner’s work on display here.
Ideas and techniques from Mark Titchner’s work I have been inspired to incorporate into my own:
Use of found text, from media e.g. books and films, or from talking to people, rather than simply writing the text myself
Layering many colours and patterns in the background for a text-based piece
Use of more colours and 3D effects on text - my pieces have been very flat so far as they are designed to be screenprinted, but I plan to use more 3D effects for digital work
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