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BACKGROUND
Mark Lindquist, wood sculptor, artist and photographer, is best
known for his significant contributions to the American Studio
Woodturning / Wood Sculpture movement that gained serious momentum
during the mid-1970's.
Throughout his 40
plus years of professional involvement as a wood sculptor he has
been committed to photography and has worked professionally over the
years on special projects in addition to creating his own
photographic art.
SELECTED PROJECTS
In the late
1970s, Mark Lindquist was photographer on the project to duplicate
the Oval Office Desk for the JFK Memorial Library in Boston,
Massachusetts. He helped to photograph, measure, and pattern the
desk which was subsequently made by
the renowned master craftsman Robert Whitley.
Mark Lindquist
working on the Resolute Desk, Oval Office, The White House.
Photos by Mark Lindquist Copyright © 1977-2013
In 1993, the late renowned scholar Penelope
Mason who wrote the History of Japanese Art, requested use of rare photos of the
process of cord marking used in the making of Jomon pots from a rival publisher
in Japan. She was denied reproduction rights and came to Mark Lindquist
for help. Applying his background in pottery, he was able to come up with
a system that would replicate the markings, and photographed the results which
were published in her book. It was the first such volume in thirty years
to chart a detailed overview of the subject. It remains the only
comprehensive survey of its kind in English, according to Abrams, publisher.
Photos on left, by Mark Lindquist, (Copyright
Lindquist Studios) , illustrating the techniques used for
producing cord markings in Jomon pottery. The page illustrates Lindquist's
photos in the book; History of Japanese Art, by Penelope Mason.
In 1999, Lindquist took on a client who became one of the most distinguished
precious metals dealers in the country. Lindquist was commissioned to
photograph precious metals coins and historical bullion. Developing
techniques for shooting in natural light, many of his images are in use today,
illustrating gold and silver bullion and historical collector coins.
Mark Lindquist, Walking Liberty, 2005, Copyright Lindquist Studios | all rights reserved.
In 2008, Mark Lindquist and his assistant,
photographer John McFadden worked together for 6 weeks on a special
project
documenting the work of six sculptors for an exhibition entitled
ICONS: A Tribute To Mel Lindquist.
The photographs were published in a major catalog that was printed in Hong
Kong.
Mark Lindquist (left) working with assistant
John McFadden (right) on
ICONS: A Tribute To Mel Lindquist catalog.
Mark and John spent 3 weeks in Miami shooting and 3 weeks at Lindquist
Studios editing.
Currently he owns
and operates Lindquist Studios in North Florida, a 25,000 sq. ft.
facility consisting of studios and galleries in several disciplines,
including photography, printing, digital asset editing and
management, wood sculpture, metal working/machining, robotics,
drawing, design, library and Lindquist Studios archives.
Photo: J McFadden
Lindquist is a
MacDowell Fellow, American Craft Council Fellow, NEA Fellow,
Honorary Lifetime Member of the AAW (2010) and received the American
Association of Woodturners first POP fellowship award 2006. He has
received numerous awards and is widely recognized as a pioneer in
his field.
(http://lindquiststudios.com)
(Left to
right): Kathy Lindquist, Art Historian Robert Hobbs, First
Lady Hillary Clinton, President Bill Clinton, Mel Lindquist, Mark
Lindquist, attending a reception for the White House Collection of
American Craft, The White House, Washington, DC, December, 1993.
EDUCATION
BA - New England College-1971
(Painting / Sculpture / Photography)
MFA Program Pratt Institute, 1971
(Painting / Sculpture / Photography)
MFA - Florida State University, 1990
(Painting / Sculpture / Art History)
MORE ABOUT
MARK LINDQUIST:
VISIT:
LINDQUISTSTUDIOS.COM
MARKLINDQUIST.COM
ROBOGRAPH.COM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lindquist
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