ambiguous desires

My second solo show, at Centre Gallery.

Please note, onelostdream.com no longer exists. My only web site is: markmarano.com

Images of the gallery installation:

ambiguous desires installation at centre gallery in 180 degrees

ambiguous desires installation panorama at centre gallery

The postcard:

ambiguous desires | mark marano

The artist statement (I actually came up with this earlier in the year though thought it would work for this exhibition):

[ o n e l o s t d r e a m ] | the persistence of the journey | over-urbanisation | defy consumerisation | realization | memory | blur intentions | recognize no solution | clarified emptiness | circumvent masses | exalt futility | detached excess | perplex spectators | superior deception | invoke inaccuracy | revere mundanity | misinterpret mendacity | deconstruct structure | ubiquitous appearance | unmasked considerations | conjured revelations | deter external comprehension | [o] | examining platitudinous existence | orchestrating misconstrued thoughts | grasping oblivion | induced comprehension | seeking absolute origination | thwarting efficiency | absurdity | lending penultimate knowledge | deny truth | finalize escape | delusional pursuit | jaded authenticity | devolutionize culture | the grand inner collapse | present obscurity | fractured moments | portray lack of concern for one’s own convenience | unanswered questions | forgotten desires | broken hope | breaking away from the system | visual departure | beyond all boundaries | self referential | unknown destinations | [ m a r k m a r a n o ] | enclosed chaos | drained connotations | utter confusion | dreamt acknowledgement | ignorance of the principle | open world isolation | entice disarray | exceeding explanation | beyond classification | disregard methodology | betray authority | refine intelligence | oppose stagnation | seize individuality | elapsed expectation | scattered thoughts | splintered obsession | flout convention | minimize information | supercede belief | doubt cognizance | provide ambiguity | lost aspiration | delude reality | criticize society | fabricate experience | glorify insignificance | jagged entrance points | discovering connection with the natural essence | naive wanderings

The press release:

. off to the press . for immediate release . off to the press . for immediate release . off to the press . for immediate release . off to the press . for immediate release . off to the press . | | | ambiguous desires | | an installation by [ o n e l o s t d r e a m ] | m a r k m a r a n o | | conception: i present an investigation of lifelong journeys through slices of lost memories, hopes and desires, depicted in mediums of photography and videography. i allude the viewer only to portions of the greater desire, as the work is not intended to portray one absolute comprehension. | | artist: mark marano, a recent graduate of the bachelor of fine arts program at the university of south florida, is an artist who works primarily in photographic, electronic and video mediums. in addition to environmental concerns, his work also focuses on dreams, memories, journeys, etc. this is his second solo show held at the centre gallery. the work will be available for purchase. web installation: onelostdream.com | | c e n t r e g a l l e r y | phyllis p. marshall center, ctr 246, room 102 | may 31 2004 – june 18 2004 university of south florida | 4202 e. fowler avenue, tampa, fl 33620 | reception: friday june 4 : 7-9p mon – fri : 11a – 4p | 813.974.5464 | http://www.ctr.usf.edu/gallery | | | . off to the press . for immediate release . off to the press . for immediate release . off to the press . for immediate release . off to the press . for immediate release . off to the press .

The poster:

[ m a r k m a r a n o ] | presents | a m b i g u o u s d e s i r e s | at centre gallery | may 31 2004 - june 18 2004 | reception: friday june 4 : 7-9p | [ o n e l o s t d r e a m . c o m ] | centre gallery | room 102 / 813.974.5464 | mon - thu 11a - 4p | ctr.usr.edu/gallery | marshall center | division of student affairs | http://ctr.usf.edu | usf | university of south florida

An artist card with one of the untitled road series / ambiguous desires images that I later made:

mark marano | onelostdream.com

May 31, 2004
Florida • Tampa
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