Mark Ottens exemplifies an amazing painting technique that accentuates intense visual rigor. These small energetic paintings possess a quick liveliness, but are contained as in a kind of tethered playfulness calling out for engagement. The artist received his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and currently resides in Wisconsin.
UNTITLED (Rays), Acrylic on Panel, 12 x 12 x 2 1/4"
UNTITLED (White Plaid), Acrylic on Panel, 8 x 8 x 2"
UNTITLED (Triangles), Acrylic on Panel, 12 x 12 x 2"
UNTITLED (Blue, Pink, Yellow), Acrylic on Panel, 5 x 5 x 3"
UNTITLED (Horizontal Surface Stripes), Acrylic on Panel, 10 x 10 x 2 1/4"
LEANER, STANDING IN THE RAIN, and LAST YESTERDAY
Acrylic on Oak Rosette, 5 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 1" each
UNTITLED (Frames), Acrylic on Wood Panel, 10 x 10"
EXCAVATION, Acrylic on Panel, 4 5/8 x 4 5/8"
UNTITLED (Diamonds on Stripes), Acrylic on Wood Panel, 8 x 8"
Terrence Coffman
