Mark Jezierny

These paintings are done in a psychedelic fauvist impressionistic style with a realistic twist (i.e. attention to detail, perspective, shading etc.). The subject matter can be divided into landscape, external still life and temple of progress themes.

The landscape paintings use color to convey the mood, atmospheric perspective, energy and overall spirit of the subject matter that is being depicted. Texture and shading are used to emphasize the form, density and richness of various objects and vegetation.

The external still life paintings (the rooftop scenes) allow the viewer to see a type of landscape at a different level because now the roof and chimneys become the landscape. One concentrates on looking at the individual chimney tops with their ornate details giving them an almost portrait or anthropomorphic like appearance.

The temples of progress paintings (refineries, windmills and radio towers) appear like sculptures amongst the landscape; for if we remove their utilitarian purpose and just concentrate on their shapes, forms and colors, their aesthetic properties become obvious. Moreover, when we see a building with a pointed steeple and a cross on it, we automatically recognize this as a church which is a temple of religion. In a like manner, when looking at a radio tower with its antennas and dishes mounted on it, they become recognizable icons of the telecommunication era of today. The windmills we see and the refineries with all their pipes, smokestacks and storage tanks become recognizable shapes and symbols of energy. All of these icons depict a sign of the times, a temple of telecommunication or energy and therefore are temples of progress.

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