Mark Jenkins is an American artist.
Go to his website. It is here. He also has a Tape Sculpture Tutorial site. Click here. You should also check out the street art blog The Wooster Collective.
Mark Jenkins works mostly in packing tape.
His stuff and things have popped up in cities all over the world, from D.C. to Rio. It has also appeared in nature.
The nature setting seems to be a statement against the idiots who leave garbage on hiking trails. One time, I was on the side of a mountain in Alberta, keeping an eye out for grizzlies, miles from civilization, above the tree-line, when I stepped on a Coke can. Another time, I found an abandoned Yukon Jack t-shirt. I like Mr. Jenkins' art.
I like that it's playful. And fun. And a little disturbing at times. It works to knock people out of their zombie stupor.
Read an interview with Mr. Jenkins in the Washington Post
This is from YouTube. Mark Jenkins has posted several videos of people reacting to his installations. This is from New York City.
This is from Rio. It is called All You Can Eat.
There are more. Lots more. Go to YouTube and search. They are worth the hunt.
Some of my favorite art is street art. Its like guerilla war against boredom.
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