As befits this idea he says, "I'm very interested in the idea of personal identity," he said, "finding what is truly ourselves, and what makes us happy, and what's good and natural to us versus what we're fed about what we should be."
His work is a combination of playful and thoughtful images, with a mix of his influences Egon Schiele, Lucien Freud and Andy Warhol thrown in.
What you'll find in his booth at an art fair: charcoal drawings, mixed media paintings, watercolor sketches, spray paint and collage images. Traughber is one of a breed of artists whose youthful energy melds many techniques into a fresh exuberance, nothing "old school" here, a new look for new collectors.
He does only a few art fairs, but if you are lucky you can find him in Royal Oak, MI, (September 3-6) at Arts, Beats & Eats and Kansas City, MO, (September 24-26) at the Plaza Art Fair.
More about Mark & his art: www.ArtFairCalendar.com/featuredartist
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