ArtPrize September 19 - October 7, 2012 | Grand Rapids, MI
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Mark Rumsey
Grand Rapids, MI
Education
MFA
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Mark Rumsey

Artist bio

Mark Rumsey is an international artist working in the realms of social interactions and spacial manipulations. His work has been exhibited recently in Graz, Austria; Portland, OR; Indianapolis, IN; Evanston, IL; Tulsa, OK; Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; Grand Rapids, MI; and Montreal, Quebec. His work has been featured in Grand Rapids Magazine, Chicago Reader, Revue Magazine, Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Press, Artbistro.com, and Artistaday.com.

Rumsey, a Michigan native, is a graduate of Grand Valley State University earning a BFA in Ceramics and Philosophy. He pursued graduate studies at Montana State University and The Ohio State University prior to completing an MFA in Printmaking at Kendall College of Art & Design.
About the work
Title: The Sky is Not Falling

Art form: 3-D

Medium: Installation

Year created: 2011

Description of work: A site-specific piece composed of folded paper forms made on site from 10,000 pieces of common office paper. The underlying theme of the work is the idea of transformation - transforming the experience of a space, transforming something common, i.e. paper, into something un-common, transforming how we look at things.

Mark Rumsey is showing at:

Women's City Club Women's City Club
254 East Fulton Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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