Mark Khaisman, 2007, $30,800 in 1991, packaging tape on plexiglas, 48 x 36”

Mark Khaisman, 2007, Roman Head #1, packaging tape on plexiglas, 36 x 48”

Mark Khaisman

Mark Khaisman is a ukrainian artist based in philadelphia who creates artwork from brown packing tape.  Khaisman works on the light easel, applying translucent brown packing tape on clear plexiglas panels, the layers built up to create degrees of opacity.  The artwork features classical themes and figures along with more contemporary ‘film-noir’ like scenes.