Exhibition: Mark Mennin

2024 EXHIBITION

Interior Portraits

Mark Mennin
Art in the Garden, Sculpture Court

The history of the carved stone head is generally about stasis. The carved stone object is static and meditative in its quiet dialogue with the viewer who relates to its recognizable form.

Mark Mennin’s inverted carvings provide some extra layers of movement, interactivity and visual illusion that are not usually associated with stone carving.

Arguably one of the most accomplished stone carvers around, his knowledge of the figure and his material provide a new fresh look at an age-old practice and its possibilities in human portraiture.

Interior Self 1, 2024
Tuckahoe white marble
60 x 28 ½ x 30 inches
Granite base: 60 inches diameter Collection of the Artist
Photo by Philippe Cheng

Oz, 2023
Onyx
69 x 50 x 14 inches
Granite base: 48 1/2 x 83 x 9 in. Collection of the Artist
Photo by Philippe Cheng

Interior Self 1, 2024
Tuckahoe white marble
60 x 28 ½ x 30 inches
Granite base: 60 inches diameter Collection of the Artist
Photo by Philippe Cheng

Composer, 2024
Vermont white marble
57 x 48 x 15 inches
Granite base:47 1/2 x 59 x12”
Collection of the Artist
Photo by Philippe Cheng

Embedded 2, 2022
Black granite
56 x 98 x 16 inches
Collection of the Artist
Photo by Philippe Cheng

Interior Portrait 2, 2024
Onyx
64 x 66 ½ x 16 ¼ inches
Granite base: 52 ½ x 80 x 15 in. Collection of the Artist
Photo by Philippe Cheng