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"The Purple Lodge" Built in 1890 and restored by Mark in 2006
Some of Mark's Vintage Car Restorations
'54 Pontiac "Cha Cha Cherry Bomb" - 2008 Restoration (before snaps)
'55 Cadillac "Lucky" - 2008 Restoration
'56 Cadillac "Satine" - 2007 Restoration
'58 Cadillac "Lula"- 2006 Restoration
'83 Jaguar XJS 12 cylinder "Marilyn" - 2007 Project
Mark's images from the Gulf Coast disaster
Good-natured people who celebrate art, philosophy, beauty and culture.
The A-bones, ACDC, Adam Ant, Adolescents, Afrika Bambaataa, Air, Al Jourgensen, Amy Winehouse, And Also The Trees, Andre Williams, Angelo Badalamenti, Aphex Twin, Afghan Whigs, Apoptygma Berzerk, April March, April Stevens, Arctic Monkeys, Arteries, Arvo Part, Ashley/Story, Astor Piazzola, Attrition, Audioslave, Autechre, Autour de Lucie, Autumn, B52s, Bach, Barbara Lynn, Barry White, Bat For Lashes, Bauhaus, Beastie Boys, The Beatles, Benny Goodman, Bernard Hermann, Big Joe Turner, Bikini Machine, Bill Haley, Billy Corgan, Billy Holiday, Billy Idol, Billy Zoom, Bjork, Black Flag, The Black Heart Procession, Black Sabbath, Blancmange, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bloc Party, Blondie, Blur, Bobby Rydell, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bob Mould, Bob Dalpe, Bonnie Prince Billy, Bonobo, Bow Wow Wow, Brian Eno, Bright Eyes, BT, Bunker Hill, Buzzcocks, Carl Orff, The Cars, Caruso, Cat Power, cEvin Key, Chameleons UK, Charles Levi, Charlie Feathers, Charlie Parker, Chemical Bothers, Chet Baker, Chk Chk Chk, The Chop Tops, Chris Cornell, Chris Isaak, Chuck Berry, The Church, Circle Jerks, Clan of Xymox, The Clash, Claude Debussy, Cocteau Twins, Coil, The Coffin Daggers, Cole Porter, Combichrist, Covenant, The Cramps, The Creatures, Crib, Crime and the City Solution, The Crystal Method, Curtis Mayfield, The Cult, The Cure, Dale Hawkins, The Damned, Daniel Ash, Danzig, Darrell Speck and the Rebel Rousers, Dave Gahan, David Bowie, Dead Can Dance, Dead Wasps, Death in June, Deftones, Delerium, Delibes, Del Shannon, Demons, Depeche Mode, Devin Sarno, Devo, The Diamonds, Dick Dale, Die Form, Dion, Dirk Diggler & Reed Rothchild, Division Kent, Dizzy Gillespe, DNTEL, The Donnas, Donna Summer, The Doors, Duke Ellington Duran Duran, Dwayne Eddy, The Dynotones, Eagles Of Death Metal, The Earls of Suave, Echo and the Bunnymen, Echostream, Eddie Cochran, Einstürzende Neubauten, Elara, Ella Fitzgerald, Electric 6, Elvis, The Engine Room, Ennio Morricone, Enrapture, Erik Satie, Ertha Kit, Esthero, Eurythmics, Fabian, Fabienne Delsol, The Faint, Faith and the Muse, Fantomas, Fear, 50 Cent, Fischerspooner, The 5.6.7.8's, The Flamingos, The Flaming Stars, Fleetwood Mac, Flight of the Conchords, Fluke, Folk Implosion, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Lymon, Franz Ferdinand, Franz Schubert, Fred Astaire, Freddy Fender, Fun Boy 3, Gang of Four, Garbage, Gary Numan, Generation X, Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, G.G. Allen, The Ghastly Ones, Giacomo Puccini, Gil Evans, Gino Washington, Glass Heroes, Glenn Branca, Georgio Moroder, Goblin, Godsmack, Goldfrap, Gore Gore Girls, Gorillaz, Gossamer, Grace Jones, Greg Dulli, The Guillotines, Gyorgy Ligeti, Hank Williams Sr., Happy Drivers, Harold Arlen, Hasil Adkins, Heavy Trash, Helmut, Henryk Gorecki, The Hives, Hole, Hooverphonic, Horror Pops, House of Pain, Howlin' Wolf, Husker Du, Husky Rescue, The Hustlers, Ibrahim Ferrer, Iggy Pop, Igor Stravinsky, The Inkspots, Interpol, The Irving Klaws, Isaac Hayes, Jackal & Hyde, Jackson 5, James Brown, James Calvin Wilsey, James Holden, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jim Carrol, Jimmy Hendrix, Jinder, JJ Fad, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, João Gilberto, Jocelyn Pook, Joe Clay, John Adams, John Cale, John Coltrain, Johnny Cash, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, Johnny Mathis, Jon Spencer, Josephine Baker, Joy Division, Julee Cruise, Junior Brown, Jute, Kate Bush, KC & The Sunshine Band, Kembra Pfahler, Kid Thomas, The Killers, Killing Joke, King Crimson, The Kings of Nuthin', Kirsch Drops, Kiss, KMFDM, The Knife, Kool & The Gang (yep), Kristeen Young, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Ladytron, La Laque, Lamb, Lana Landis, LCD Soundsystem, Led Zepplin Leftfield, Lesbians On Ecstasy, Le Tigre, Libra, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lilian Vaz, Linda Scott, Linkin Park, Link Wray, Linnzi Zaorski, Little Anthony, Little George Sueref & The Blue Stars, Little Richard, Little Anthony, Little Wille John, London After Midnight, Lord Dent & The Invaders, Lords of Acid, Lords of The New Church, Los Gatos, Los Panchos, Louis Armstrong, Lounge Lizards, Love and Rockets, Ludwig Beetoven, Lush, Madness, The Makers, Malcolm Lowry, Manuel de Falla, Maria Callas, Market, Marilyn Manson, Massive Attack, MC Solaar, The Melvins, Mentallo & the Fixer, Mike Ness, Miles Davis, Ministry, The Misfits, Missy Elliot, Moby, Mono, Montley Crue, Moodorama, Morphine, The Mosquitoes, Motorhead, Muddy Waters, The Mummies, My Bloody Valentine, Nat King Cole, Neil Young, Nels Cline, The Neptunes, Newcleus, New Order, New york Dolls, Nick Cave, Nick Curran, Nick Drake, Nico, NIN, Nina Simone, Nirvana, Nitzer Ebb, No Trips for Crowley, Nouvelle Vague, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, NWA, Obscuria, Omara Portuondo, Orbital, Ornette Coleman, Otis Redding, Pailhead, Panacea, Paul Cooper, Paul Oakenfold, Peaches, Pedro Infante, Percy Sledge, Perfume Tree, Pete Shelley, Peter, Bjorn & John, Peter Gabriel, Phillip Glass, Photek, The Pinstripes, The Pixies, PJ Harvey, Placebo, P.O.D., Portishead, Praga Khan, The Priests, Prince, The Prodigy, The Psychedelic Furs, Public Enemy, Public Image Limited, The Quakes, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead, Rammstein, The Ramones, Rancid, The Raveonettes, Ray Charles, The Revels, Reverend Horton Heat, RevCo, Richard Hell, Richard Wagner, River Bottom Nightmare, Rob "D" Dougan, Robert Johnson, Robert Plant, Robert Smith, Rob Zombie, The Rolling Stones, Romeo Void, The Ronettes, Ronnie Hawkins, Ronnie Size, The Rosebuds, Rosie & The Originals, Rosie Flores, Roxy Music, Royksopp, Roy Orbison, Ruby, Ruby Ann, The Runaways, Sade, Samuel Barber, Sarah Mclachlan, Sarah Vaughn, Savage Republic, Sreamin' Jay Hawkins, The Sex Pistols, Sham 69, The Shangri-Las, She Wants Revenge, The Shirelles, Sid Vicious, Sigur Ross, Simple Minds, Sinead O'Connor, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Sisterhood, Sisters of Mercy, Skinny Puppy, Slowdive, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Smog, Sneaker Pimps, Snog, Social Distortion, Soma, Soma Sonic, Sonic Youth, Sophisticats, Soundgarden, Sparklehorse, The Specials, Squirl Nut Zippers, Stan Getz, Stellar Corpses, The Stray Cats, The Surfaris, Sven Vath, Swans, Switchblade Symphony, Tartini, Tear Garden, Teddybears, Telepopmusik, Thievery Corporation, This Mortal Coil, Thomas Oboe Lee, Threat, 3 Bad Jacks, Thrill Kill Kult, Tigarah, Timbaland, Timo Maas, Tito and Tarantula, Tommy Tucker, Tom Waits, Tones on Tail Tori Amos, Tortoise, Trance to the Sun, Transplants, Tre Lux, T-Rex, Turbonegro, Type O Negative, Ultrasonicas, Unkle, Unknown Hinson, U2, The Velvet Underground, The Ventures, The Verbtones, Verdi, The Vines, Vincent Gallo, Vince Taylor, Vivaldi, The Von Bondies, Weed, The White Stripes, The Who, Willie Dixon, Wojcjeck Kilar, Wolfgang Mozart, Wumpscut, X, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, Zak & his Unhappy Guitar, Zlad! Zombie Ghost Train
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a sample of my music video work, Chris RIP
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Selected aphorisms from Mark Miremont's work, ANTINOMIA .
This work is divided into two sections: (I) DESCRIPTIVUS PHILOSOPHICUS which is concerned with mathematics, metaphysics, ontology and epistimology, and (II) PRESCRIPTIVUS PHILOSOPHICUS which is concerned with aesthetics, morality and politics.
It is dedicated to the memory of rogers albritton, w. v. o. quine, b.f. skinner and john rawls. (R.I.P.)
Intuition is Ontology whispering in your ear.
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The transcendental is atemporal.
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The poet's blood is the philosopher's wine.
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Between what is and what should be is choice.
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Science is just another religion.
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All life is interconnected through time and space by the ever evolving relationships energy forms with matter.
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Close your eyes to see.
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Habit is the enemy of innovation.
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The expression is never as pure as the thought.
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To live is to create. But the objects of art are meaningless. They are nothing but footprints in the snow left along the journey. As soon as the artist begins to covet his creations, he is looking back. And no matter how great the artist is, the spring will come, and his footprints, along with the snow, will disappear. Better that the artist looks forward into the unknown, and with an ax, clear new ground.
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Beauty is the highest virtue. It is the greatest goal of the artist in that true beauty is born only from a balance of every other virtue.
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True Beauty is timeless. It can bridge any chasm and s hould be the goal of every culture.
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Although we are at the birth of the 21st century, art has been slowly dying ever since the Dadaists gangbanged it almost 100 years ago. The post-modern era has been little more than the marketing of bad jokes to less than 300 serious curators, collectors and publications. And while I love the irreverence of putting a toilet or blank canvas on a wall and peddling it for five million dollars, in the end, we can do better - both as artist and collectors. What does it really say about museums and collectors who exhibit and own such pieces? At best, they are historians or investors.
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Museums are graveyards.
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It is far more revolutionary to be sincere in the post-modern world. It is also much more difficult.
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It is easier to desecrate something than to create something.
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Create in the face of bureaucracy and you are an artist. Let it stop you and you are human.
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It is the malcontents who spur change.
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After all the ugliness of politics, war and human greed dies, what will live on is the grace and beauty we artists have brought.
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Mark Miremont by Zoe Lacchei
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