John-Mark Schlink combines a background in architecture with and a focus on print media. With an x-ray like vision, Schlink dissects parts of buildings and explores their dynamic structural elements and spatial geometries. The orderly chaos of his compositions waver between explosion and implosion. Cynde Randall, writing at MPLSART.com (http://www.mplsart.com/written/2016/04/upcoming-interspace-unbuilt/) observed that, “Perhaps they (the prints) are blueprints for the world that’s coming apart. Un-building seems as much the point of this work—not in a dystopian sense, but more towards the idea of clearing a space so that something new can manifest.”

Schlink is currently a Senior Lecturer at Hamline University in St. Paul, as well as the Director of Exhibitions at the Soeffker Gallery and Permanent Collection. See more of his work at his web site: http://www.john-markschlink.com/

Architectural Possibles (Folding no. 2), 2015; Intaglio, etching, drypoint, engraving; Object size: 708 x 596 mm

Architectural Possibles, 2015; Intaglio, etching, drypoint, engraving; Object size: 674 x 558 mm

Architectural Possibles (Reykjavik Airport), 2012; Intaglio, etching, drypoint, engraving; Object size: 704 x 596 mm

Architectural Possibles (Articulation no. 26), 2014; Intaglio, relief, etching, drypoint, engraving, woodcut; Object size: 650 x 595 mm

Architectural Possibles (Folding no. 1), 2015; Intaglio, etching, drypoint, engraving; Object size: 710 x 596 mm

Schematic 4, 2015; Woodcut; Object size: 1655 x 1526 mm