WELCOME TO MARKUS' STUDIOS!
An Interview with Lesley Samms from Pure Art:
An Interview with Lesley Samms from Pure Art:
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Markus' concern as an artist is to question and challenge conventional perceptions and opinions about identity, purpose and the nature of every day life. Relationships play a central role in his work. His work also shows a sense of humour and reflects the brighter side of life. It is his intention, through his work of sculpture and painting, to enrich the lives of his community, both locally and globally.
He has done commissions of private sculpture as well as shown his work in various international galleries over the years. He had work in a members showing in Hastings, April and August, 2022, and then a joint show with his wife, Tessa Thonett, in July-Aug 2022, as artists in residence - also in Hastings, at the Bannatyne Hotel. They also gave a one day workshop then.
They have a joint show together in the Hastings Arts Forum Gallery during the 1st two weeks of October, 2022.
Markus was born in Germany to artist parents (Will Thonett and Marianne Tralau), and studied in Dun Laoghaire School of Art and Design (now IADT), Dublin, Ireland . He taught sculpture and drawing at university level for seventeen years at D. I .T.
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Click the button below to see a short interview about the exhibition which ran for 2 months at Bannatyne Spa Hotel, Hastings, in July and Aug 2022