re:mark

As a collective, re:mark (Janette Chien x Wayne Kleppe) have been producing “Drawing Actions” since May 2012. Inspired by Dennis Oppenheim’s “Two Stage Transfer Drawing,” re:mark explores the notion of collaborative drawing through a series of actions constructed using various constraints, two artists, and an environment. The “Drawing Actions” are a conceptual investigation of the two artists’ verbal and physical communication with one another. Common characteristics emerge through these actions: dynamics of power, miscommunication, and durational performance. In some cases, the action itself is a drawing, other times the drawing is the byproduct of the action. There is often no finished product, only documentation.