C. MARC BURT Fiber Art Fabric Head Fine Contemporary Art Sculpture “MANDRAKE”

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C. MARC BURT Fiber Art Fabric Head Fine Contemporary Art Sculpture
The following information and the first photo above are from the artist’s ARTSY profile
WHICH FEATURES THIS exact PIECE:
**MANDRAKE (Miller), 2016*
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Needle felted wool roving on wire
Artist: MARC BURT
6 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in
16.5 × 14 × 14 cm
Artist is Represented and shown by Ro2Art gallery in dallas
Sold to me in 2017 : by Ro2 Art: Dallas (see attached certificate) at the Dallas Art Fair
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Ro2 Art, a contemporary fine art gallery located in The Cedars Neighborhood near Downtown Dallas, represents a diverse group of emerging, mid-career, and established contemporary artists – many with ties to the North Texas Region. The gallery, founded in 2010 by mother-and-son partners Susan Roth Romans and Jordan Roth, regularly collaborates with organizations such as The MAC and Cedars Union and maintains an exhibition program within the Magnolia Theatre at West Village and other satellite venues. Ro2 Art has been named Dallas Observer's "Best Art Gallery" and was presented with the 25th Annual Obelisk Award for small business by the North Texas Business Council for the Arts. The gallery's art fair program has included the Dallas Art Fair, Texas Contemporary, and Art Aspen.
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C. Mark Burt is an artist and mentor from Bossier City, Louisiana where he creates pieces of an alternate realm using various means.
Mark’s works vary in material, but all are amalgamations inspired by his mentors, his friends, and his competition.
[the “mandrakes” are based on real people hence this is “subtitled” “Miller”]
After spending his formative years creating doodles influenced by the sci-fi movies of his childhood, Mark decided to truly hone in on his skills during his time under the tutelage of artists, including Lee Baxter Davis, at East Texas State University. There, using inspiration from artists like Albrecht Dürer, cartoonist Basil Wolverton, and British artist Lucian Freud, he began his artistic journey.
A friendly sort of competition was born during his time in Texas, and it is his colleagues and friends who push him to go further into his artistic endeavors. Burt fell into a group of creators who were drafting their own universes through the narrative of their works, and his creations followed suit. They would later become unofficial members of the Lizard Cult, a collective of artists from the East Texas area.
After his time in East Texas, Mark came back to Shreveport-Bossier City where he now teaches Visual Arts at Talented Arts Program in Bossier City and occasionally mentors younger artists. He also has a studio in Shreveport at Red Handed Tattoo parlor where he works studiously on his visceral illustrations, paintings, and sculptures.