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Mark G Swanson
Born:
Yakima,
Washington Date
of Birth:
12-05-64 Education: High School: Davis High School ·
Photography Vocational: Phoenix
Institute of Technology ·
Architecture
·
Graphic
Communications ·
Team
leader Art Institute of Seattle – Degree in Visual
Communications ·
Team
leader and designer for gallery shows ·
Graphic
Communications · Student of the famous artist of abstract and impression; Mr. Bill Cummins New Horizons Computer Learning Center - LV, NV
Teaching: 2001-
Present
City of Boulder City, NV – Boulder City Television ·
Teach how
to turn junk into art – BCTV ·
Teach how
to build web-sites – BCTV · Recruiter and Coordinator for local artist program Publications: 2001
Boulder City News Paper, 12-14-01, “Artist donates 70 pieces to
charity” Artist
Experiences: In
1992, the famous rock star Kirk Cobain, of Seattle, WA, lead singer and
guitarist for the famous rock group “Nirvana”, saw Mark’s
pointillism piece, “money” hanging at a popular Sport’s Bar in
Yakima, WA. Kirk was so
intrigued with the picture that he asked the bartender about the artist.
When the bartender told him that it took the artist approximately
360 hours of drawing dots to finish the masterpiece, Kirk said he had to
meet the artist and asked for Mark’s phone number.
Soon after, Kirk contacted Mark and purchased the piece for
$25,000.
In late March 1994, Kirk sent the picture back to Mark to be
reframed as the glass had been cracked.
On April 8, 1994, Kirk Cobain committed suicide, leaving Mark with
the picture waiting for its frame.
Mark has made numerous attempts to contact the Estate to return the
picture, but as of this date, no one has responded.
Today, the pointillism “Money” sits in its original frame as it
did when purchased by the famous rock musician, Kirk Cobain in 1992.
The ironic thing about this picture is that one of Mark’s art
instructors told him that this picture would someday become famous. PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS Alzheimer's Foundation Ronald
McDonald House 702-294-3055 P.O. Box 61023 Boulder City, NV 89005 .. |
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