Marc Bauer
Marc Bauer was born 1975 in Geneva, Switzerland. He lives and works in Amsterdam and Berlin
The subjects of Marc Bauer's drawings are often related to his own life, either by means of personal childhood memories or of family accounts. He often mingles his personal story with painful episodes of History, especially in his representations of dictators (Mussolini, Pinochet), supported by archival photographic evidence. His portraits condensate the characteristic features of his subjects with striking expressive power.
The subjects of Marc Bauer's drawings are often related to his own life, either by means of personal childhood memories or of family accounts. He often mingles his personal story with painful episodes of History, especially in his representations of dictators (Mussolini, Pinochet), supported by archival photographic evidence. His portraits condensate the characteristic features of his subjects with striking expressive power.