Marc Baseman
Baseman’s medium is graphite and the scale of his drawings 2 1/4 by 2 3/4 inches in size. His work is impeccably precise in the tradition of miniature art, reminiscent of Persian miniatures and medieval illuminated manuscripts. Each meticulously rendered drawing presents a “mini novel” which begs to be deciphered. The artist explains “I have created my own vocabulary, not with words. . . but with images. There is recurring imagery in my work, like recurring characters in a series of novels. There is no narrative to my drawings. They are a mix of memory and desire.
Visually complex, Marc Baseman’s drawings contain multiple layers of images usually anchored by a large central figure. Figures, animals, buildings, vehicles and landscape elements coexist in a surrealistic tableau, which entices the viewer to actively experience the work in an attempt to understand this wonderfully bizarre world.
Baseman was born in Philadelphia, PA. Graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA. He lives and works in Arroyo Seco, NM and is represented by James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe; Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque and in New York City by Edward Tyler Nahem. His work is in numerous private collections in New Mexico and New York.
Baseman’s medium is graphite and the scale of his drawings 2 1/4 by 2 3/4 inches in size. His work is impeccably precise in the tradition of miniature art, reminiscent of Persian miniatures and medieval illuminated manuscripts. Each meticulously rendered drawing presents a “mini novel” which begs to be deciphered. The artist explains “I have created my own vocabulary, not with words. . . but with images. There is recurring imagery in my work, like recurring characters in a series of novels. There is no narrative to my drawings. They are a mix of memory and desire.
Visually complex, Marc Baseman’s drawings contain multiple layers of images usually anchored by a large central figure. Figures, animals, buildings, vehicles and landscape elements coexist in a surrealistic tableau, which entices the viewer to actively experience the work in an attempt to understand this wonderfully bizarre world.
Baseman was born in Philadelphia, PA. Graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA. He lives and works in Arroyo Seco, NM and is represented by James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe; Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque and in New York City by Edward Tyler Nahem. His work is in numerous private collections in New Mexico and New York.
Baseman’s medium is graphite and the scale of his drawings 2 1/4 by 2 3/4 inches in size. His work is impeccably precise in the tradition of miniature art, reminiscent of Persian miniatures and medieval illuminated manuscripts. Each meticulously rendered drawing presents a “mini novel” which begs to be deciphered. The artist explains “I have created my own vocabulary, not with words. . . but with images. There is recurring imagery in my work, like recurring characters in a series of novels. There is no narrative to my drawings. They are a mix of memory and desire.
Visually complex, Marc Baseman’s drawings contain multiple layers of images usually anchored by a large central figure. Figures, animals, buildings, vehicles and landscape elements coexist in a surrealistic tableau, which entices the viewer to actively experience the work in an attempt to understand this wonderfully bizarre world.
Baseman was born in Philadelphia, PA. Graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA. He lives and works in Arroyo Seco, NM and is represented by James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe; Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque and in New York City by Edward Tyler Nahem. His work is in numerous private collections in New Mexico and New York.
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2014
Dust, Utility, Hamilton, MT
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2012
Alcove Exhibition, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM
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2010
Selected Drawings, Dickinson Roundell, New York, NY
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2009
Works on Paper, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
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2008
The Essence of Touch, Saranac Art Projects, Spokane, WA
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2007
341, Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Los Angels, CA
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2006
Arco’06, Edward Tyler Nahem, Madrid, Spain
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2005
Arco’05, Edward Tyler Nahem, Madrid, Spain
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2004
New Drawings, Edward Tyler Nahem, New York, NY
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2003
Contemporary Art Fair, farm ART SPACE, Cologne, Germany
Selected Drawings, Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM
Stories: Drawings by Marc Baseman, Paintings by Edgar Smith, farm ART SPACE, Missoula, MT -
2002
Marc Baseman: Drawings, Edward Tyler Nahem, New York, NY
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2001
Marc Baseman, Joost Van Oss, James Westwater, James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
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2000
Drawings in the 4th Dimension, Artscan, Houston, TX
Drawings by Marc Baseman and Tom Lewis, University of Texas, El Paso, TX -
1997
Convent Street Drawings, Arts Media, Boston, MA