About Mark James Murphy
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Education
2008 - 2013
University of Sunderland
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Event: Art for Peace International exhibition
Dates: 23 Sep 2015 - 3 Oct 2015
Group show advocating peace and non-violence
Event: The Sketchbook Project
Dates: 12 Oct 2014 - 26 Oct 2014
International print exchange
Event: Group Show
Dates: 15 May 2014 - 3 Jun 2014
Group Exhibition
Event: Group show
Dates: 25 Oct 2013 - 2 Nov 2013
Group Exhibition with fellow Sunderland Artist's Network members (SAN)
Event: Group show
Dates: 8 Aug 2013 - 12 Sep 2013
Group Exhibition of small prints and Glass/ceramic art
Event: Group show
Dates: 6 Jun 2012 - 22 Jun 2012
Group Exhibition
Event: 'Cultura: The Urban Culture Sessions'
Dates: 1 Sep 2011 - 1 Oct 2011
Group exhibition celebrating black culture
Biography
I discovered three lonely linocutting tools in the printmaking cupboard, while doing my Fine Art Degree and decided I will keep them close to hand. Well over a decade later, I still use the same three tools for all of my cuts. I love the physicality of relief printing. I love creating black and white images, on strong, hessian-backed domestic linoleum. I draw out my image directly with a pencil onto the lino and always hand burnish using a wooden spoon. The labor-intensive nature of my practice, marked with daubs of black ink on the skin, is a nod to the industrial past of my region.
Mark's work is often informed by the area he came from, where he lives at present and popular culture. He also reproduces his linocut designs on to walls in the form of large murals for homes and businesses. Mark's work has featured in shows throughout the UK and Europe. He currently lives in South-East Asia.
