h252 x w193cm

Mark Whalen (born 1982) is an Australian-born, Los Angeles-based artist. His interdisciplinary practice explores sculpture which range in scale from small table–based works to large immersive pieces. Whalen’s maquettes are realised in the digital realm, intentionally without gender or physical body, then fabricated with polyurethane and cast aluminum and marble. In bright colours, the distinctive and exaggerated facial characteristics and body language concurrently shift under the weight of social anxieties. Whalen has exhibited extensively internationally, including at Centro de Arte Contemporaneo De Malaga, Spain; Museum of Contemporary Art Maco Italy, National Gallery of Australia; and the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia