Mark Heine
Canada
Mark Heine was born in Alberta, Canada in 1961. In the span of his 35 year career, this artist and author has come to realize he's a storyteller. Writing has long been an integral part of his creative process. His writing drives his painting and his painting inspires his writing. Bringing one of his stories to life … to larger than life, is the focus of his current project entitled Sirens. Each of the paintings in his Sirens series, is the visualization of a key moment in his coming Sirens book, a work of fiction in the genre of magical realism. This environmental tale, which examines humankind's ambiguous and destructive relationship with the world's oceans, is a contemporary re-interpretation of the femme fatal made famous in Homer's Odyssey. Heine, his wife and creative collaborator and two children live on scenic Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada.
* This statement has been provided directly by the artist in association to their 15th International ARC Salon entries. This content has not been edited for typos or grammatical errors and has not been vetted for accuracy.
