Since they began to work together in 2008, Sarah Parke & Mark Barrow have shared a practice fusing textile production, computer coding and modernist design. For their intricate textile-painting hybrids combining geometric abstractions in pastel hues on woven fabric, Parke creates the base layer of woven pieces, on the top of which Barrow paints series of dots upon raised portions of the weave. In their practice taking inspiration from computer software, handicraft and painting are blended to create complex layered compositions underpinned by scientific theories and conceptual ideas.
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke
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Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, 12.7-4.21, 2016
Textile by Sarah Parke_Acrylic on Hand-Loomed Linen_19 x 17 inches 48.3 x 43.2 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, 12.7-4.21, 2016
Textile by Sarah Parke_Acrylic on Hand-Loomed Linen_19 x 17 inches 48.3 x 43.2 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, 12.6-2.22, 2016
Textile by Sarah Parke Acrylic on Hand-Loomed Linen 18 x 16 inches (45.7 x 40.6 cm) -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, 12.6-2.22, 2016
Textile by Sarah Parke Acrylic on Hand-Loomed Linen 18 x 16 inches (45.7 x 40.6 cm) -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, 12.6-2.22, 2016
Textile by Sarah Parke Acrylic on Hand-Loomed Linen 18 x 16 inches (45.7 x 40.6 cm) -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, 10.17-12.11, 2015
Textile by Sarah Parke, Acrylic on Hand-loomed linen, 19 x 15 inches, 48.3 x 38.1 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, 10.17-12.11, 2015
Textile by Sarah Parke, Acrylic on Hand-loomed linen, 19 x 15 inches, 48.3 x 38.1 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, 10.17-12.11, 2015
Textile by Sarah Parke, Acrylic on Hand-loomed linen, 19 x 15 inches, 48.3 x 38.1 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 11, 2016
Hand dyed linen
48,3 x 43,2 cm
19 x 17 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 11, 2016
Hand dyed linen
48,3 x 43,2 cm
19 x 17 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 11, 2016
Hand dyed linen
48,3 x 43,2 cm
19 x 17 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, V838 Mon, 2016
Digital video, color, silent. 12 seconds, loop. -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, V838 Mon, 2016
Digital video, color, silent. 12 seconds, loop. -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, V838 Mon, 2016
Digital video, color, silent. 12 seconds, loop. -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, V838 Mon, 2016
Digital video, color, silent. 12 seconds, loop. -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, V838 Mon, 2016
Digital video, color, silent. 12 seconds, loop. -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 10, 2016
Hand dyed linen
45,7 x 40,6 cm
18 x 16 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 10, 2016
Hand dyed linen
45,7 x 40,6 cm
18 x 16 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 10, 2016
Hand dyed linen
45,7 x 40,6 cm
18 x 16 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Phase I
Hand woven and sewn linen
99,1 x 73,7 cm
39 x 29 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Phase I
Hand woven and sewn linen
99,1 x 73,7 cm
39 x 29 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Phase I
Hand woven and sewn linen
99,1 x 73,7 cm
39 x 29 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Phase I
Hand woven and sewn linen
99,1 x 73,7 cm
39 x 29 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 9.2
Hand dyed linen
45,7 x 30,5 cm
18 x 12 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 9.2
Hand dyed linen
45,7 x 30,5 cm
18 x 12 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 9.2
Hand dyed linen
45,7 x 30,5 cm
18 x 12 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Phase II, 2016
Hand woven and sewn linen
91,4 x 76,2 cm
36 x 30 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Phase II, 2016
Hand woven and sewn linen
91,4 x 76,2 cm
36 x 30 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Phase II, 2016
Hand woven and sewn linen
91,4 x 76,2 cm
36 x 30 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Phase II, 2016
Hand woven and sewn linen
91,4 x 76,2 cm
36 x 30 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 11.2, 2016
Hand dyed linen
45,7 x 35,6 cm
18 x 14 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 11.2, 2016
Hand dyed linen
45,7 x 35,6 cm
18 x 14 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 11.2, 2016
Hand dyed linen
45,7 x 35,6 cm
18 x 14 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 10.2, 2016
Hand dyed linen
38,1 x 40,6 cm
15 x 16 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 10.2, 2016
Hand dyed linen
38,1 x 40,6 cm
15 x 16 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 10.2, 2016
Hand dyed linen
38,1 x 40,6 cm
15 x 16 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 9, 2016
Hand dyed linen
50,8 x 40,6 cm
20 x 16 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 9, 2016
Hand dyed linen
50,8 x 40,6 cm
20 x 16 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Reweave 9, 2016
Hand dyed linen
50,8 x 40,6 cm
20 x 16 inches -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, RBG4, 2015
Acrylic on hand-loomed linen
111,8 x 90,2 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, MYC2, 2014
Acrylic on hand-loomed linen, textile by Sarah Parke
63,5 x 55,9 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Cushions by Sarah Parke for Pierre Jeanneret's Armchair with table, 2014
Hand woven fabric
51 x 47 x 7 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Sarah Parke, Untitled Screen (Black and White), 2014
Hand woven fabric
150,6 x 212 x 2,6 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, Sarah Parke, Untitled Screen (Blue to Green), 2014
Hand woven fabric
150,6 x 212 x 2,6 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, YMC4, 2014
Acrylic on hand-loomed fabric
125,7 x 105,4 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, YMC3, 2014
Hand dyed silk
176,5 x 137,2 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, MYC1, 2014
Hand dyed silk
175,3 x 134,6 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, YMC2, 2014
Acrylic on hand-loomed fabric
107,9 x 94 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, YMC1, 2014
Acrylic on hand-loomed fabric
108,6 x 91,4 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, YMCK9, 2014
Hand knotted silk
225 x 185 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, IHY, 2012
Acrylic on hand-loomed linen
69,8 x 66 cm -
Mark Barrow & Sarah Parke, GRB3, 2012
Acrylic on hand-loomed linen
78,7 x 57,2 cm
Exhibitions
Selected press
- Michael Slenske, 'A stitch in time : Mark Barrow and Sarah Parke's woven works look to the cosmos', in Wallpaper, October 10, 2016 — 4.4 MB
- Michael Slenske, 'Meet an Art Duo That Blends Abstract Painting with Textile Design’, Architectural Digest, September 28th 2015 — 714.6 kB
- Jesc Bunyard, 'Mark Barrow and Sarah Parke', Hunger TV, September 28th 2014 — 901.8 kB
- Nicolas Trembley, 'L'atelier - Mark Barrow et Sarah Parke', NUMERO, September 2013 — 281.3 kB
- Hilarie Sheets, 'Mark Barrow', ELLE DECOR, June 2013 — 543.6 kB
- Randy Kennedy, 'Interests Crisscross in Homespun Art.', THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 2012 — 197.4 kB
- Helena Kontova, 'Top 100 Artists', FLASH ART MAGAZINE, November, 2011 — 317.4 kB
- Nicola Trezzi, 'Mark Barrow', FLASH ART MAGAZINE, October 1, 2011 — 180.2 kB
- Tilo Richter, 'Liste 16 in Basel', FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE, June, 2011 — 695.5 kB
- Paddy Johnson, 'The 10 Best Exhibitions of 2010, and the 2 Worst', THELASTMAGAZINE.COM, December 22, 2010 — 395.0 kB
- 'Mark Barrow', THE NEW YORKER, November 1, 2010 — 490.2 kB
- Karen Rosenberg, 'Mark Barrow', THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 1, 2010 — 303.1 kB
- Nicola Trezzi, 'Craft - From commodities to talismans: Modernity as a remedy to the aftermath', FLASH ART, June, 2009 — 3.3 MB
- Tyler Coburn, 'Mark Barrow, Anthony Pearson and Blinkly Palermo', ART REVIEW, April, 2009 — 228.2 kB
- Karen Rosenberg, 'Looking Back', THE NEW YORK TIMES, December, 2007 — 680.3 kB