Mark Holden Disintegration

This is a style I developed in 1989.  I started washing away the lines in faces on large format canvas.  The process was such that i didn't get a chance to create many of these because there was too much of a mess.   Not until recently have I had the opportunity to create more.   I threw buckets of water on the canvas, dissolving some of the paint.  The paint streaks reminded me of subway tunnel walls or concrete walls in the city where time has created water marks as the surfaces weather.  Like these walls, we are records of time, accumulating stains and streaks in our souls.

"Freckles", c. 2006, acrylic on canvas, approx. 6' x 7'

"Bleeding Lips", c. 2006, acrylic on canvas, approx. 6' x 6'

"Julio", c. 2006, acrylic on canvas, approx. 5' x 6'

"Yellow Hair Band", c. 2006, acrylic on canvas, approx. 6' x 6'

"No Eyes", c. 2006, acrylic on canvas, approx. 6' x 6'

"Monica", c. 1989, acrylic on canvas, approx. 6' x 5' I painted this in 1989 when I was 18.  It inspired me to do all the other water 'disintegration' paintings, so I thought I would include it here.