Mark Stevens - Rising Up From The Rubbish Tip

Rising Up from the Rubbish Tip

An amazing exhibition of Mark Stevens’ Extraordinary Machines

Mark has been waging his very own ‘war on waste’ for many years, long before it became fashionable!  Only Mark does this in his own extraordinary way. He creates whimsical, imaginary, fantastic, non-functional machines out of the everyday objects that people throw away and often end up in the rubbish tip or discarded by the side of the road. Objects include old vacuum cleaners, car wipers, headphones, hair brushes, and even Kinder Egg cases. The result is a fantastic collection of over thirty large-scale models that have taken almost three decades to create. Models that are all very different are incredibly detailed and stunning, each in its own way.

The exhibition will be open to viewing at the Old Brewery in Cromarty over the Bank Holiday weekend between 10 am and 4 pm, starting on Friday, August 2nd. All are welcome, so don’t miss this very special opportunity to see these incredible creations and to meet and ask Mark all about them.

In addition, on Saturday and Sunday at 1:30pm, Mark will be hosting special workshops explaining and showing in detail how he made these incredible creations and demonstrating many of the techniques he employs to give them their unique look. This will include information on how he initially comes up with a design idea, followed by how he selects the various items he’ll use for a particular model. Other aspects covered will include body moulding and contouring, texturing and painting. Mark will also talk in more detail about the many tools and techniques he uses to construct the models.

If you want to join onto the workshop (suitable fopr ages 11 - 111) , the price is £10, call 01381 600354 or email info@cromartyartstrust.org.uk to book.