American-born artist Marcus McAllister lives and works in Paris creating pieces that enthrall and intrigue with their intricate, dreamlike imagery. His Sketchbook is a multivolume tome serving as a playground for the images in his work. A crossroads of discipline and haphazard experiences, the Sketchbook pages abound with concentrated artistic studies and notes from daily life. The pages in this book, from volumes 60-68 of the Sketchbook, represent the artist's intimate universe. // En Francais: L'artiste américain Marcus McAllister vit et travaille à Paris, où il crée des œuvres intrigantes, complexes et oniriques. Son Carnet est un tome multivolume qui sert d'aire de jeux aux images de son œuvre. Carrefour de la discipline et du hasard, les pages du Carnet abondent d'études artistiques concentrées et de notes de la vie quotidienne. Les pages de ce livre, tirées des volumes 60 à 68 du Carnet, représentent l'univers intime de l'artiste. // Complete book text is in French and in English.
Marcus McAllister was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and grew up on Army bases around the world. After fine-arts studies and a stint in New York, he moved to Paris, France, where he is now an established member of the Belleville artists' neighborhood. The enthralling, dreamlike universe of his work is infused with the richness of his life experiences.
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