Marc Jordan - He/Him
“Not Mushroom in the Pot II”
Sumi ink on Bristol Vellum Paper
46 x 72 cm
2021
$2000 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNs0in2hHnJ/
I envision this colony of mushrooms as one growing community who are all thriving together in one little pot that has become much too small to contain them all.
Some of the mushrooms are growing beyond the bounds of the pot and are spilling off the sides. The tallest mushroom is the oldest and most weathered, it has the same limits that an umbrella has when shielding you from the rain, yet it still tries its best to protect the others below. The mushroom beside the tallest has large shiny spots that resemble sparkling trusting eyes. The outermost mushroom is shot with multiple arrows. It has taken the most hits because it puts itself further out there than the others, yet it continues to grow tall.
There are many unique mushrooms within this seemingly small pot, all beautiful in their own ways who are continuing to grow together as a loving community despite their circumstances or flaws.
Marc Jordan - He/Him
“Mariana Flavored“
Calligraphy ink on Bristol Paper
43 x 28 cm
2021
$400 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwuRkFBLzs/
Painted for the Draw This in Your Style challenge hosted by San Francisco artist @mar1ana_5798.
Marc Jordan - He/Him
“Pop Star “
Calligraphy ink on Cream Drawing Paper
23 x 30.5 cm
2020
$450 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGo-7imhzUZ/
I own a custom Jimmy’z screen-printed long- sleeve that lets me feel like a pop star every time I put it on. I can be myself. It’s so oversized and comfy, I tell them
“it’s real velour.”
It acts as a second skin that I can count on to be comfortable in.
All and all, The painting Pop Star tells the story of an article of clothing that empowers the wearer. When I wear this specific shirt I know nothing can bother me. I feel like a pop star. I can dance and point and command the anguish of the world to ooze underground out of sight.
The pop star shirt was designed by my younger brother during his college years, and gifted to me during my college years.
It’s real velour.
Marc Jordan - He/Him
“Dances with Dogs“
Sumi ink on Thai Garden Orange Flower Paper
56 x 25.5 cm
2021
$2000 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
https://www.instagram.com/p/COOjNTyhm7S/
Based on season 7, episode 5 of King of the Hill
Some time ago my brother expressed to me that he found a moment within this particular episode of King of the Hill to be quite beautiful. Meanwhile, as I began to paint daily, I gained an appreciation for working on beautifully crafted paper. Thai Garden Orange Flower paper is pleasing to the touch, and elegant in it’s imperfections and earthly beauty. It is the only material I saw fit to portray the captivating nature found within King of the Hill’s “Dances With Dogs.”
Marc Jordan - He/Him
“My Brother“
Sumi ink on Bristol Vellum Paper
56 x 40.5 cm
2021
NFS
https://www.instagram.com/p/COJKIzvhFdu/
I often feel right at home inside my Mustang driving on the open road. Peering out my rear view mirror I can see nothing more than the road I have traveled. Peering out my front windshield I can see the vast changing landscape that is the West Coast and mountains of North America. I can see with my own eyes how the landscape gradually changes from town to town.
Freedom from all worry engulfs me I am reminded just how much more life goes on living out here on Earth compared to my hometown.
In this painting it is not myself who is driving, but instead my Brother, Justin Sitting in the passenger seat right beside him is our family dog, Long Legs, I love them both so much. A small LED screen is giving a happy face diagnostic on the A-pillar of the car, and on the entertainment screen it reads R. E. Villageman’s “Soul Stone” is playing on the radio.
There are many small details hidden within the interior of my Mustang that are all extremely meaningful to me, and this includes the Mustang itself. I wanted to paint one of my favorite moments of joy that also contained the family and things that I hold dearest to my heart.
Marc Jordan - He/Him
“Masks“
Calligraphy ink on Cream Drawing Paper
23 x 30.5 cm
2020
$500 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGByQUchuw5/
Masks is a painting of a man with a rockabilly haircut who is seen wearing a couple of masks that are false smiles.
He does not welcome changes in the world that he has come to know with a smile of his own.
The rockabilly man feels that putting on the masks is the best action he can take for the world around him, but really the best he can do for the world around him is to be his unique rockabilly self.
Marc Jordan - He/Him
“Lucky Day”
Calligraphy ink & colored pencil on Cream Drawing Paper
23 x 30.5 cm
2020
$450 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGriYRKh-ED/
A person who touched a rainbow would certainly be taken by warmth and bliss. Ideas will form and multiply from the point of contact and spread all throughout the body and mind.
Lucky Day was painted to capture the happiness found in optimism. More specifically it is the happiness felt by an individual in the moment they realize that their luck is starting to turn around.
The sensation of reaching through a rainbow and into a pot of gold is compared with feelings of optimism that come hand in hand with gaining new opportunity in life, and reaching set goals.
Marc Jordan - He/Him
“Corporate Ladder“
Sumi ink on Bristol Vellum Paper
26.5 x 36 cm
2021
$1500 (Contact: Gallery@Makeshiftproject.com)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMvQQaWBUuP/
Representation of the illusion of climbing the corporate ladder to achieve happiness. A bigger hand stretches out the ladder for you to climb between its index finger and little finger while simultaneously stretching its big thumb out in order to give the hand sign for I love you.
There is no reward depicted at the top of the ladder, just the top of the bigger hand. All it takes is for this hand to turn itself over for you to feel like you’re at the bottom again.
The thought that sparked the creation of this painting was to express how malleable an individual human can seem in the eyes of another who possesses influence over any large group of people.
Marc Jordan is a surrealist artist who grew up in Spokane, WA, USA. He graduated from Spokane Falls Community College in 2020 with an AAS in Graphic Design. His artwork puts into practice elements of Design with an emphasis on balancing both the ink used and the paper’s white space.
The subject of Marc’s art deals with his personal experiences in everyday life growing up on the West Coast of the United States. In essence, Marc’s paintings are a visual collection of his feelings and memories.