After working within the animation and design industry Mark has forged a career in fine art. His work is inspired by many things ranging from nature, science, the influence of time and the notion of how everything has a connection within the universe.
Using abstraction and minimalism, Charlton's work proposes a narrative through abstract compositions that are not planned but encountered through an organic process of discovery.
Reminiscent of unearthed fragments left cold and silent, the artist's work is meant to be experienced as individual objects and images with their own sensual physicality and presence. The artist searches for a stillness within the work that serve as platforms for contemplation and reflection.
An endless love of the exploration of materials results in a continuous change of how the work is presented in its final state but beneath each piece lays a familiar process. A journey of layering and weathering over a period of time produces unplanned beauty in the decay of the surface before a final harmony and balance is realised.
Mark was born In Margate in 1976 and currently resides and works in Shoreham-By-Sea, United Kingdom.
Exhibitions
2023
CIRCLE, Whistleblower Gallery, Brighton, UK
‘M2’ Group Show, Tom Cox Gallery, London, UK
2022
‘Pecche Melange’ Group Show, Tom Cox Gallery, London, UK
’Summer Spotlight’ Solo Show, Tom Cox Gallery, London, UK
‘Oxygen’ Group Show, Tom Cox Gallery, London, UK
The Other Art Fair, Old Truman Brewery, London, UK
2021
‘Origins’ Solo Show, Arundel Contemporary Gallery, Arundel, UK
‘Raw’ Group Show, Tom Cox Gallery, London, UK
2019
Affordable Art Fair, Amsterdam, Liberty Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Affordable Art Fair, London, London, UK
Affordable Art Fair, Stockholm, Liberty Gallery, UK
The Other Art Fair, Victoria House, London, UK
‘Titan Awakening’ Solo Show, Arundel Contemporary Gallery, Arundel, UK
Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead Heath, London, Liberty Gallery, UK
Affordable Art Fair Milan, Liberty Gallery, UK
2018
‘Faint Echo’ Solo Exhibition, Gallery 40, Brighton, UK
Affordable Art Fair Battersea, Liberty Gallery, London, UK
Affordable Art Fair Stockholm, Liberty Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
The Other Art Fair, Victoria House, London, UK
Group Show, Arundel Contemporary Gallery, Arundel, UK
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, Liberty Gallery, UK
‘The Last Star Shine’ Solo Show at The Last Supper Gallery, London, UK
The Other Art Fair' Victoria House, London, UK
Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Liberty Gallery, Belgium
Affordable Art Fair Milan, Liberty Gallery, Italy
2017
‘INT50’ Solo Show, The Observatory, Hailsham, , UK
Affordable Art Fair Battersea, Liberty Gallery, London, UK
Affordable Art Fair Stockholm, Liberty Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
The Other Art Fair, Old Truman Brewery, London, UK
The Other Art Fair, Arnolfini, Bristol, UK
Affordable Art Fair London, Liberty Gallery, London, UK
The Other Art Fair, Victoria House, London, UK
Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Liberty Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
London Art Fair, Liberty Gallery, London, UK
2016
The Other Art Fair, Old Truman Brewery, London, UK
‘The Jupiter Incident’, Solo Show, Gallery 40, Brighton, UK
Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Liberty Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
London Art Fair Represented by Liberty Gallery, London, UK
2015
‘Suss6’ Group Show, Worthing Museum, Worthing, UK
’Callisto’ Solo Show, Gallery 40, Brighton, UK
Stockholm Art Fair, Liberty Gallery, UK
See Art Fair, Liberty Gallery, UK
The Affordable Art Fair Hampstead Represented by Four Walls, London, UK
‘The B-12 Module’ Solo Show, Gallery 40, Brighton, UK
International Art Fair Kensington, Liberty Gallery, London, UK
Affordable Art Fair Battersea, Four Walls, London, UK
Affordable Art Fair Brussels, Liberty Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
London Art Fair, Liberty Gallery, London, UK