The Poughkeepsie Journal published an interview with artist Mark Dion as part of their regular feature, “Portrait of the Artist.” The article provides an interesting and unique inside perspective to Dion’s personal history as an artist, the inspiration behind his own work, and his ideas about art and artists in general. His thoughts on the artistic process and the artist as an observer are intriguing: “I don’t think we [artists] perceive things differently, but for some reason we feel the need to make our observations available in a highly complex visual language.”
To read more of this fascinating interview, please visit the Poughkeepsie Journal online.
Photo by Karl Rabe/ Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Mark Dion’s work will be on display at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center through December 11.