“I often use recycled materials. The colours and shapes add to the composition. So much can be understood from what we leave behind.”
In Marcus’ sculpture, discarded objects are assembled and presented in new and unexpected ways. We can only guess at their previous life in his intriguing and beautifully made pieces, their rich patina hinting at a previous history.
Marcus’ formal qualifications are impressive but he believes that qualifications associated with life’s experiences are just as important. It is this very appreciation of life’s experience and his sensitivity to his surrounds that richly informs Marcus’ sculptural work – often through the use of previously loved ‘junk’, aka waste.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Disability and Sexual Health Shine SA 04/03/2010
Certificate IV in Disability work TAFE SA 10/02/2010
Certificate III in Disability Work TAFE SA 02/09/2009
‘Follow Safe Manual handling Practices’ [CXFW} TAFE SA 03/03/2009
First aid certificate and update HLT FA 201A 11/03/2008
Child Safe Environment-Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
[Formerly known as Mandated Notification Training] 2008
Community Consultation Skills Development Workshop, 1999
Degree Fine Art (Sculpture)
University of Melbourne, Victorian College of the Arts, 1990
Associate Diploma in Art, North Adelaide School of Art, 1988
EMPLOYMENT
Lifestyles Options Coordinator 2009/2011
Lifestyles options assistant at Lower North Health 2007/2010
Icebreakers Aspergers focus group 2010
COMMUNITY PROJECT ARTIST
Sculpture Commission Kimba Council Figure Sculptures [in progress] 2011
Project Artist Sculpture for Parndana, Kangaroo Island 2007/2008/2008/2010
Sculpture exhibition Bundaleer Gallery Jamestown 2005/2006
Project Artist, Placemarker Sculpture for Bundaleer forest 2005
Arts facilitator, working with Farrell Flat primary students to create a mural 2004
Arts facilitator “Something on Saturday Musical Instruments workshop 2004
Project Artist, Lameroo Historical Society sculpture 2003
Project Artist, Bundaleer Forest Musical sculpture 2002-2003
Project Artist, Christmas Streetscapes, Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council 2002
Community Art Facilitation, High Beam Festival May 2002
Community Art Facilitation, Loxton festival Pewter Casting with cuttlebone 2002
Project Artist, Millicent public Sculpture, Community Consultation Design and
Development, 2002
Community Project Artist, Gawler Centenary of Federation Festival, 2001
Community Project Artist, Centenary of Federation Regional Council of Goyder,
Nine Projects across the region 2000 - 2001
Community Project Artist, Festival of the Coast, Charles Sturt Council 2000-2001
Community Project Artist, No Strings Attached, Theatre of Disability production,
[In your wildest Dreams], Adelaide 2000
Community Project Artist, High Beam Festival,
Focus on arts and disabilities Adelaide 2000
Community Project Artist, Plenty, Kangaroo Island, Adelaide Festival of Arts 2000
Community Project Artist, Tanunda Two Thousand T2K, Tanunda Community Millennium Project, Tanunda 1999-2000
Community Project Artist, Learnscape Signage, Fulham Gardens School, 1999
Community Project Artist, Postcards from Bundaleer Forest, Jamestown Community Sculpture Installation. Jamestown & Bundaleer Forest 1998-1999
Community Project Artist, Southern Men’s Group Art Project, Port Noarlunga, 1996
TUTOR
West Lakes Senior Learning Centre 1995
Pennington Junior Learning Centre 1995
Hindmarsh and Woodville Council 1995
Burnside Council 1995
Port Youth Theatre 1994
Committees include:
The Riesling Trail Artworks Committee
Member of Community Arts Network
Auburn school parents program development committee
Interests
I make and exhibit artworks including sculpture and painting
I am currently working on two three and a half meter steel figures of the explorer Edward John Eyre and his Aboriginal guide Wylie. This is a commission sculpture to be located in Eyre Peninsular.
