Untitled Edition:9 - 27 the artist captures and recreates

the artist captures and recreates tiny details from newspapers and personal photographs alike

She lays down lines of a single color on a pure white ground and realizes compositions both taut and at ease

Close has developed a formal analysis and methodological reconfiguration of the human face that has radically changed the definition of modern portraiture

This image was created to commemorate Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival

But much of my art concerns itself with outdated notions of 'fancy

Untitled Edition:9 - 27 the artist captures and recreatesMarlon Mullen (b. 1963, Richmond, CA) has been painting at NIAD Art Center, a progressive studio for artists with developmental disabilities since 1986. Mullen draws his inspiration from art publications, such as: Art in America, ArtNews and Dorotheum auction catalogues, among others. He transforms this source material into a distinctive style with swaths of bold colors and luscious surface textures. Past exhibitions include: MoMA (Museum of Modern