Mark Bradford
Painter, visual artist
Location: Los Angeles (US)
Bradford is known for grid-like abstract paintings combining collage with paint. His works are made out of layers of paper and cords which he carves into using various tools and techniques, including gouging, tearing, shredding, gluing, power-washing, and sanding.
Merchant posters.
Throughout Bradford’s career, he has collected ‘merchant posters’ printed sheets advertising services and posted in neighborhoods. According to critic Sebastian Smee, “The posters advertised cheap transitional housing, foreclosure prevention, food assistance, debt relief, wigs, jobs, DNA-derived paternity testing, gun shows and quick cash, as well as legal advice for immigrants, child custody and divorce.”
Bradford sometimes incorporates ideas of masculinity and gender in his work, drawing on his experiences as a gay man.
Website→ https://twitter.com/markbradfordart
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