Background
Sloan, Mark Hamilton was born on November 16, 1957 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Lee and Ruth (Hamilton) Sloan.
(Strange, Startling, and Stupendous! Features more than 15...)
Strange, Startling, and Stupendous! Features more than 150 black-and-white photographs; a vintage collection of bizarre, unusual, and humorous pictures (dating from the 1840s to the 1950s) that explore the
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(Here, in both glory and grit, is the American circus duri...)
Here, in both glory and grit, is the American circus during the most vibrant period in its history. These photographs, not seen for almost a century, show it all, from the pre-performance parades and tent raisings to the magical events under the "Big Top" and the train leaving town. We see performers hanging by their teeth and hanging out the laundry, and much in between. These truly remarkable images capture both the intensity of the routines and the spirit of camaraderie of the performers. Glasier's work was unique in many ways, not the least of which was the off-hand elegance he allowed his subjects, even the wonderful animals. This was the era of the big tents, and in these beautiful prints they appear as seductive, gossamer backdrops to the performers. Mark Sloan's discovery of Glasier's work is a true gift to circus lovers and all of us who care about our past. 75 duotone images.
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"Featuring more than 150 black-and-white photographs, 'Hoaxes, Humbugs, and Spectacles' is a vintage collection of bizarre, unusual, and humorous pictures that explore the universal human interest in spectacle. For four years Mark Sloan traveled across America-on a proverbial shoestring-unearthing everything from tiny tin-types sold in the nineteenth century as souvenirs to previously unprinted promotional pictures of circus performers (found hidden in a box beneath somebody's bed) to a bundle of news photos rescued from the Denver Post's dumpster. These pictures, which date from the 1840s to the 1950s are like the treasures in a time capsule-years later they have the same power to amuse, amaze, and entertain." by Mark Sloan foreward by Roy Blount Jr. 162 pages.
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(Ten Japanese artists, invited to attend seven institution...)
Ten Japanese artists, invited to attend seven institutions in the Carolinas, interpreted the link and disconnect between artificial and natural, and modernity and environment. Using nature and common images, the artists spent six weeks in developing their response to their city, the environment, and the world. Each work presented in this volume proposes a reverent understanding of humanity's relationship and response to its environment. Ranging from naphthalene castings to imaginary topographical landscapes to sound-based and multimedia sculptures, the artists used only natural materials to create art. Analyzing age and decay, life and rebirth, and destruction and renewal, the artists engaged with the idea of circularity and its implications for us and our world. Through in-depth descriptions and striking images, Forces of Nature provides an insightful look into the re-imagined world of these ten artists. With commentary by the project collaborators, Mark Sloan and Brad Thomas, this multiyear, multidimensional project challenges the reader to look again, to look back, and to reflect.
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educator author art gallery director
Sloan, Mark Hamilton was born on November 16, 1957 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Lee and Ruth (Hamilton) Sloan.
Bachelor, University Richmond, 1980. Master of Fine Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1984.
Executive director The Light Factory, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1985-1986. Associate director San Francisco Camerawork, 1986-1989. Independent curator META Museum, Brasher Falls, New York, 1989-1992.
Director Roland Gibson Gallery, Potsdam, 1992-1994, Halsey Institute Contemporary Art, Charleston, South Carolina, since 1994. Adjunct professor State University of New York, Potsdam, 1992-1994. Associate professor College Charleston, since 1994.
Member advisory board Office of Cultural Affairs City of Charleston, since 1994. Member collections committee Gibbes Museum Art, Charleston, 1997-2005.
("Featuring more than 150 black-and-white photographs, 'Ho...)
(Strange, Startling, and Stupendous! Features more than 15...)
(Ten Japanese artists, invited to attend seven institution...)
(Here, in both glory and grit, is the American circus duri...)
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Member Society Photographic Education, College Art Association, American Association Museum.
Married Elise Labe, 1982 (divorced 1986). 1 child, Mara Daile; Married Michelle Van Parys, March 10, 1990. 1 child, Andre.