I have just visited the wonderfully
refurbished York Art Gallery
which now featured the very talented and more than a little eccentric Mark Herald as the artist in residence.
Mark has also curated The Lumber Room:
Unimagined Treasures, a room full of
miscellaneous stored objects and artifacts from the stores of the Yorkshire
Museum and York Castle Museum as well as the York Art Gallery. His choices
include textiles, costume, oil paintings, and works on paper, furniture, and
taxidermy, many items of which have not been on public display before, this
quirky collection is well worth a visit.
Mark Herald
studied illustration at Glasgow College of Art and then completed an MA in
Natural History Illustration at the Royal College of Art. Taking his
inspiration from the flora and fauna of the British countryside, Mark works
across a number of mediums, producing limited edition lithographic and linocut
prints, unique paintings, collages and hand-painted ceramics. Just wonderful as an unusual gift.
Mark has
recently completed commissions for Faber & Faber and Tate Museums. A
children's book illustrated by a series of Mark's unique collages was published
by Walker Books in 2012.
There is
something very contemporary about Mark’s work but also at the same time I feel
that it reflects a different time, nostalgic and very British. I love the
distinctive images, wonderful colour’s and the fact it always puts a smile on
my face. Great fun!
Mark’s work
is available through many Museum shops nationwide or via the website below:
