Mark Badzik

Mark Badzik's fascination with fish, so often celebrated in his work, began during his childhood in Cleveland. They first became the subject of photographs captured in his backyard pond and with a first edition Polaroid camera. Although the original subjects have likely passed, Badzik has retained many of these photographs, which he still puts to use in his compositions.

By means of his precise technique and photo realistic style, Badzik success fully evokes the serene, meditative quality of this real world environment. Numerous, heavily glazed paint layers create an illusion of depth, the multiple reflective surfaces responding to light similar to the undulating surface of water.

​Badzik studied painting at the Cleveland institute of art and received his B. F. A. from New York University in 1979. While living Houston TX in 2000 , he was selected to participate in Lawndale art Center's coveted "The Big Show," an annual juried exhibition that has launched the careers of countless Houston area artists.

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