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'

"Red and Black 2", c. 2006, acrylic on canvas, 5' x 4'