Replication Machines, Territorial Markers and Preliminary Drawings | Mark Porter

August 2-13, 2010
Reception, Friday August 6, 7-9pm
Gallery hours by appointment.

Spoke presents Replication Machines, Territorial Markers and Preliminary Drawings, an exhibition of recent kinetic sculptures and mixed media drawings by Chicago based visual artist Mark Porter.


Through the fusion of found and custom made objects, Porter creates mechanical prototypes which mimic human and animal behavior as well as natural phenomenon. Emphasizing the quality of hand-made object, Porter's sculptures serve as performative prototypes, which embrace experimentation and the relationship between inventor and invention, as well as invention and user.


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For more information, or to make an appointment please email Spoke or markwilliamporter (at) yahoo (dot) com


All works in the exhibit were created with funding generously provided by The Illinois Arts Council, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and City of Chicago.