Mark Morris

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Restoration (recently completed) 2025
Work completed at the request of the current owner.

Base repaired; glued, sanded, painted flat black
Broken bronze repaired with silver solder.

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Two pieces from an Unfamiliar Board Game; share a particular characteristic, light source is increased or brightens variation or change of red or blue is visible. With standard household lighting one piece appears as a very dark blue and the other a dark red and light red.

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Incomplete Portrait Mark Morris 2024

Hand formed H441G black clay, 9.5 in. x 5.25 in. x 7.5 in. (22.86 cm x 13.335cm x 19.05cm), 8lbs 2.35 oz. (3.628 kg) Fired in January 2024.

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Good Night Mark Morris 2024
Pencil drawing on 25% cotton, 110lb. (179 gsm) drawing paper. Framed size 15 in. x 19 in. x 7/8 in. (38.1cm x 48.26cm x 2.2225cm) thick on baked enamel aluminum frame. Re-purposed 80’s vintage museum glass with acid free mat and foam core backing.

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Select drawings from the Mark Morris Collection for Member of the Month Display at Gallery @501, Sherwood Park AB

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Making Circles (sourdough) Mark Morris 2024
A 4” x 8“slice of 5/8” thick sourdough bread (curved top); sliced in half and toasted, fully dressed with peanut butter and blueberry jam. Arranged for photograph (overhead view) after three specific bites were completed. Photo 2024.

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Hood Ornament # 1 Mark Morris 2024
Hood Ornament # 2
(aka HO # 1 and HO # 2)
Unmounted or Uninstalled
Bronze casting with a std. 2-hour nickel plating (bright) as opposed to the more subdued dull nickel presentation.
Total weight # 1, 2240g (4.98 lb.) and # 2, 2218g (4.89 lb.)

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Statuary Residuum (Hood Ornament) Mark Morris 2023

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Statuary Residuum (Monocular Viewer)
Mark Morris 2023

Hydrostone plaster casting + detailed carving, 5” H x 5” L x 3 ½ “W, painted with a faux gold mirror coating.

Note: This work is viewed without its corrective base.

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Statuary Residuum (Wax Group) Mark Morris 2023
Wax casts (3) 4 ¼ “x 3 ¼ “x 6”, wax legs (9) 5/8 “diameter x 8 “high, 3 base forms (red wax) 4 ¾” x 4 ¾ “base supporting 4” diameter x 2 ¾ “diameter at top x 5 ¾ “high. Heights of 2 and 3 legged are14 ¾ “and 4 legged is 16” high.

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Statuary Residuum (handful) Mark Morris 2023

Hydrocal plaster casting (5 ½ “H x 3 ¾ “W x 3 ½ “thick) painted faux chrome, pair of white socks form my sock drawer (8” L with a diameter of 3” more or less).

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10-inch One Topping Rag Pizza (an homage)
Mark Morris 2023

Rags stiffened with polyester resin + MEKP + acetone, 10” diameter x 0.75” – 2.25” high, raw Hydrocal plaster cast (3.75” w x 6” L x 3.5” H), raw taupe polyester/nylon rag within the grip of the casting.

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“Statuary Residuum” (Stump) Mark Morris 2023

3” w x 4” L x 2” H, cast, carved and sanded, raw Hydrocal plaster, fir base 6” x 67/16” x ¾” with 1 coat aliphatic polyurethane sanded flat with 400 grit sandpaper.

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Tabletop (Gothic) completed and installed in my office

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Jumping Brancusi Fish (an homage) Mark Morris 2023

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School of Flat Fish (an homage) Mark Morris 2023

10 Hydro-stone plaster forms (fish) hand sanded to match each other, Exterior photo reflects the sky colors. (11 total components)

NOTE: For more information, please search “Brancusi fish”.

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Statuary Residuum (progression) Mark Morris 2023

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Statuary Residuum (fingerprints on surface)
Mark Morris 2023
Left: 7 1/4 in. H x 8 ¾ in. L , muscle base 5 in. (12.7 cm) diameter, forearm base 3 ¼ in. (8.255) diameter, faux chrome spray painted plaster, finger prints from right hand and weight of 9.733 Lb. (4.415 Kg.)