Cross-Pollinator, 40" x 30"
Acrylic on Canvas.
*Artwork will be shipped directly from the artist's studio in California.
Cross-Pollinator is a part of the “Bloom” series that combines the head with floral elements and is symbolic of growth, renewal, and transformation.
"Cross-Pollinator is inspired by the role that diversity plays in transformation. Cross-pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred between different plants, leading to hybridization, variation, and new growth. In human terms, it relates to a body or self that absorbs, shares, and transforms through contact with others, leading to deeper human connections."
Mark Engel is a figurative painter whose practice investigates the body as a site of transformation, perception, and psychological depth. Drawing on themes of connection, involution, and the fluid nature of selfhood, Engel constructs layered compositions that merge the figure with elements of landscape, gesture, and abstraction. His paintings explore the tension between form and dissolution, using fragmentation and distortion to reflect transitional states and the porous boundaries between interior and exterior experience.
He has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions, including Shapeshifters at Know Future Gallery, Constellations at Vargas Gallery, and group shows at Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art, Limner Gallery in New York, and 33 Contemporary Gallery in Chicago. His work has been featured in Create! Magazine, Artsin Square, and Curatory Magazine. Engel is a professor at Mission College in Santa Clara, California, and has contributed to arts education through teaching residencies and faculty exhibitions.
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