Environmental Occupations: New Sculptural Addition

Today the last coat of concrete cured for a sculpture that will eventually be included in the exhibition of Environmental Occupations. This allowed me to fully assemble the work into a form that strongly represents what the final piece will look like. The sculpture is still a work in progress and I have many small things to fine tune and correct — especially in the concrete form and the transitions of the root systems to the concrete base itself — but I wanted to share it and show the new addition to the body of work that escapes the two dimensional limitations of photography.

Accordion Fold Book

Just finished up the first of a series of accordion fold books that showcase my newest series, “Environmental Occupations,” that I am going to use as leave behinds at portfolio reviews and the like. Can’t wait to give some out at SPE this march up in Atlanta, Georgia.

Thank you Sid Law for the helping with the laser cutting.

Take a look!

 

 

Environmental Occupations: New Work

Just updated my website with some new images that I have been creating for the series that I have been enveloped in for the past eight months, Environmental Occupations. Check em out!

I have also been so lucky as to have been featured on a couple of great blogs the last couple of months which you can check out below:

aCurator

Art Sponge

Serial Optimist

Time by Mark Dorf

The Garden by Mark Dorf

Delirium by Mark Dorf

 

 

Design Boom: Environmental Occupations

A couple of days ago I received an e-mail letting me know that my body of work titled Environmental Occupations would be featured on Designboom.com, which focuses on contemporary trends in both fine art and deisgn. You can view the entire article here!

“The world’s first web-based art, architecture and design magazine, designboom.com currently has 4,2 million readers monthly from 190 countries. 4 million people who spend their valuable time on designboom can’t be wrong. these are impressive numbers (BTW real measurable results): designboom is the most popular web-destination for architects and designers worldwide. Designboom has come a long way since its beginning in 1999 and we are still proud to be independent.

In this time of information overload, readers want to know what’s interesting and what’s a waste of time. In the eleven years that we’ve been online designboom has sought out upcoming talent and has helped some of the world’s most fabulous artists, designers and architects make their mark on the creative world. We have given valuable support to the careers of some of today’s leading names, and to respected companies,
communicating their work and themselves to our audience in a purposeful manner, underlining the high profile of their activities.”

 

Environmental Occupations

For the past five months, I have been working diligently on a new body of work entitled Environmental Occupations. Today I have uploaded the first incarnation of the collection of images to my website WWW.DORFPHOTO.NET (in the Fine Art section). There have been disconnected glimpses of the imagery included in the series here on my blog, but seeing the imagery together in context now brings light to the narrative that I have created. I cordially invite all to visit and explore the new series with an open mind.

 

 

 

 

 

New Composite: Lull

Lull by Mark Dorf

New Composite: The Boys

The Boys by Mark Dorf

The Seed of Further Cubes

Yesterday I was out scouting locations for the new body of work that I am beginning and happened to stumble upon this beautiful desert in the Savannah GA landscape. Who knew such things existed here on the wet marshy southern coast?

New Work and A Summer with Kahn + Selesnick

Today I finished up work with the great collaboration that is “Kahn + Selesnick”. To say the least, the summer was one that was invaluable and not to be forgotton. Throughout the summer we worked on photographic and sculpture work for their upcoming installation “Adrift on the Hour Glass Sea” where they explore the findings of a group of women throughout the span of time on the face of Mars. Pretty far out to say the least, which is of course not uncommon in Kahn + Selesnick’s highly imaginative and romantic work.

Martian Cave by Kahn + Selesnick

Throughout the summer, on top of learning a great deal about digital compositing and other casting techniques that were new to me, I realized and was taught the importance of relaxation in conceptual development. When one completely envelops oneself with information, research, and planning that are leading to a new piece or series, there is a point in which you need to let go, relax, and trust your subconscious – allow yourself to make the work without thought almost like a muscle memory. That being said, I have begun to produce a new body of work myself and have nearly finished one of the first images which is posted below. Of course the image probably does not make the most sense at the moment due to the fact that it is out of context from the other images and sculptures that will be in the installation, but it gives a nice sense of what the visual style that I am developing will come to look like for the series. Keep in mind also that this image is still a work in process, so things are still consistently changing, but the ideas are present.

Note: And of course, WordPress has done a horrendous job at controlling color and density… the image is not so blown out in real life.

The Business Man by Mark Dorf

Fresh New Work In A Fresh New Direction

Recently I have been trying to expand my portfolio outside of the realm of fine art and explore other genres of photography such as product work and advertising. Last night I dove into another new world – the world of fashion photography. The idea was daunting to me as there is so much more planning, testing, and cooperation between people that goes on throughout the entire lead up and into the shoot itself. Over all though I think for my first try, the shoot was a success and I have found something new that I am interested to explore and take further. Below are two of the images that came from the shoot.

Thanks so much to Becca Barton, Taryn Savidge, and Ross Eikenberry for modeling and help on set.

Taryn Savidge’s striped jump suit was designed by the lovely Hannah Polskin. You can find her fashion portfolio here.

Becca Barton:

Taryn Savidge: