About me
"Under the banner of "Disappointed Virginity", London based Marc Blackie has created for himself a self contained monochrome world. Herein he explores his sexually charged mindscapes via the mediums of photography, short film and animation, exploring the nature of eroticism and picking away at the sinister underbelly of desire.Each of his still or moving pieces convey their own individual narrative yet also exist entirely in context within this world, in what he describes as "A blend of the erotic, the surreal and the anhedonic".
Citing influences from such figures as Hans Bellmer, Koji Wakamatsu and Georges Bataille and with an (un)healthy dose of pornographic imagery, his highly stylized and unique work is simultaneously laced with a certain dark humour and a queasily unnerving quality. "
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"Marc Blackie is as resourceful a photographer as you are ever likely to find; even the most overlooked of household objects seem to find their way into his often darkly comic, sometimes poignantly stark and always unrelentingly erotic artworks. His tendency to interweave banality into his own unexpectedly complimentary reality, overwrought with the paraphernalia of (as he puts it), “the sinister underbelly of desire” is what separates Blackie from other artists. Whilst always removed from familiarity, his work remains inexplicably interwoven with it.
The Disappointed Virginity Banner (perhaps not one to hang at your daughter’s ‘Sweet Sixteen’...) under which Blackie works is perhaps best known for its photography, but a growing number of films and most recently animations are quickly making a name for themselves within his work. Expanding on the visceral undertones of his photographs, these living, breathing artworks extend a strangely compelling hold on the viewer; to the not-so-wise they could almost be uncomfortably gripping, but therein lies their power and beauty."
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Article from "Janes Guide":
If you are looking for a haunting and conflicted look at eroticism, then Marc Blackie is your man.
He tells a visual story of horror, power, helplessness, despair, lust, humor, and self destruction. Most of his work is black and white, although he occasionally flirts with color. I noticed that his color pieces actually emphasize a sense of stark emotional suffering paired with erotic positioning, while his black and white pieces sometimes feel more lush and lascivious.
He is quite adept at using light to tell a story, but some of the most curious things he does involve mirrors and glass. I was really taken by some of the narratives suggested by such devices.
The surreal and uncomfortable psychological landscape created by this London photographer was absolutely seductive to me. I think you'll love this artist if you enjoyed the film "Un Chien Andalou" by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí. There is a very similar flavor here. Extremely recommended to fans of surrealism!
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