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ARTISIT BIOGRAPHY

Mark Weller is a full-time lens-based artist from Waunakee, Wisconsin.  In the past 3 years Weller’s work has appeared throughout the country in 18 art museums and over 100 galleries exhibitions. Selected highlights include Manhattan Arts International of New Your City, The Holy Gallery of London, UK, The Black Box Gallery of Portland, the Praxis Gallery of Minneapolis, the MiKiHASi Gallery of San Francisco, and the Stola Contemporary Art Gallery of Chicago.  Weller has won 44 awards for his work.  Selected highlights include Best in Show from Envision Arts of Dallas, TX, and a gold medal from the Kira Arts Gallery of Toronto.  In his home state of Wisconsin, Weller has exhibited at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, the Trout Museum of Art in Appleton, Gallery Marzen in Madison, The Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay, the Cedarburg Art Museum, The Racine Art Museum, Wright Museum of Art at Beloit College, Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend, and Nicolet College in Rhinelander. He also has had solo shows at the Anderson Arts Center in Kenosha, The Pump House Regional Arts Center in La Crosse, The Aventine Gallery in Madison, and the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My art explores the fourth dimension, Time. That dimension is integral and fundamental to the lens-based art I create. “The Infinite Effect of Time on Clouds: Never in Reruns” is unlike traditional photography which captures only three dimensions. I seek a higher truth and tell a more compelling story by examining the effects of time on the subjects I photograph.

Clouds are the tea leaves, forecasting an upset of the natural order of things. No clouds equal drought. Too many clouds portend flooding. Either way, clouds define the distinctive look of the Upper Midwest. I depict the either playful twirling or the menacing texture of the atmosphere. My work has a painterly feel to it, the result of taking 100 exposures over several moments then stacking the exposures into a single image. I separate each exposure by some measure of time – a second, perhaps many seconds or even minutes – which allows a skyscape to more truthfully reveal itself, reaching beyond the limits of human sight, which – like traditional photography – only captures the moment in front of you. Why limit our visual universe to what we see only in the moment we see it? My timestacked portraits of clouds are more honest and accurate. To what end you may ask? How we see things fundamentally influences our perception of our surroundings, our attitudes, our understanding of who we are and how we fit into the cosmos.

My work reflects Midwestern values: connections to the land and the beauty of the landscape filled with texture under clouds dancing and bending above. Beauty, warning signs, political consternation? Let the conversation commence.

My aesthetic is rooted in the likes of Wood, O’Keeff e, Cox, and Benton. Each of these Midwest born artists have infl uenced me by their interpretation of nature and the landscape, and the ability to use shapes to convey feeling, mood, and atmosphere. With their infl uence I create art of the land – and sky -I love.

Opening Reception: Friday, September 6, 2024, 5:00 – 7:00 PM / Gallery Talk 5:30 PM

Gallery Exhibits have been supported by MAC Corporate Underwriter Colony Brands, Inc. and Season Media Underwriter Big Radio, with additional support from Lee & Chris Knuteson, David & Janeen Babler, Hans & Bobbie Bernet, David & Julie Buchanan, Deb Thompson, Chuck & Chris Wellington.

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