MArk Fasciano’s Blog
Lou’s Wall: How my Dad Saved a Piece of Art History
Between the years of 2008 and 2014, it became the norm in my family to encounter on our visits to my dad’s place a giant wooden “E” on his coffee table. Or perhaps a shiny, rock hard submarine sandwich abandoned on the kitchen counter. Maybe even an entire boxful of...
When All the Artists Align
As the weather warms up in New York, I enjoy taking walks with my wife in downtown Manhattan and ducking into whatever art gallery presents an open door—not knowing what to expect and often ending up happily intrigued. But yesterday we made a beeline for Arcadia...
Fotografiska NY: An Eye-Opening Experience
In the autumn of 2019, a chef friend of mine told me about a wonderful new photography museum that was opening up on Park Avenue South. It was a Swedish import with a restaurant to match, and he was developing the menu for what promised to be a wonderful addition to...
Museum Hopping when Little Else is Hopping
With indoor dining and theaters closed, destinations during the winter in NYC are limited. However, my wife and I have discovered that it’s the perfect time to visit the city’s abundance of art galleries and museums. It’s easy to keep one’s distance and stay safe,...
Sketching on the Train
When introducing myself to non-New Yorkers, the easiest way to describe where I live is “about a 40 minute train ride from the city.” That train ride is a defining characteristic of the Long Island experience, and those precious 40 minutes must be productively...
Street Art – A Favorite Family Backdrop
Some of my favorite family vacation memories involve the exploration of urban street art. It all started a few years ago when my wife and I visited Wynwood Walls in Miami, and we were amazed by the power of paint to transform an entire, previously underdeveloped...
I Left my Heart in Leipzig
“To the things themselves!” (“Zu den sachen selbst!” in German) was the pragmatic rallying cry of an early 20th century philosophical movement called phenomenology.
Cellular Automata Series: Order and Inconsistency in Nature
Four years ago, I decided it was finally time to graduate from small sketches, take myself more seriously as an artist, and make my oil on canvas debut.
Figure Drawing: A Favorite Pastime
Upon squeezing through the tight doorway of Spring Studio in lower Manhattan, I immediately gained a deep appreciation for its lowkey aesthetic. Overlapping sketches lined the walls, the scratched wooden floor peeked out from under a clutter of easels and chairs, and people miraculously settled into the closet-sized space to prepare for the three-hour artistic journey of figure drawing ahead.
Denim by Ava: Entrepreneurship in the DNA
When my daughter Ava was 6, she started creating her own fashion designs for a fictional company she named SmartieSkirts. Wanting to encourage this entrepreneurial instinct, I helped her set up a web site to market her ideas to friends and family.