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Mark Castle

Born: 1991

Hometown: London

Based in: London

Mark Castle lives and works in London. After graduating in Illustration in 2013 he changed his focus to fine art, specifically painting. After studying astronomy at school and joining a local observers group, he made the cosmos his artistic focus by examining the ethereal yet overwhelming nature of space through oil paint.

Through practice-based research and collaboration with astronomers and geologists, Castle's work explores the relationship between science and art. He represents stellar regions, which reconfigure the aesthetic of the landscape through astronomical mapping. He brings materiality to his astronomic subject matter by grinding his own pigments with geological substances such as dust from lunar meteorites.

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Mark Castle In The Studio

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More About Mark Castle

Question Icon Describe your creative process.

I make my own oil paint from geological materials relating to astronomy like dust from lunar meteorites

Question Icon What are 3 words that best describe your work?

Research-Based, Ethereal, Luminous

Question Icon Who are some artists that have influenced your work?

Rothko, Turner

Question Icon Where do you go for inspiration?

Hubble Image Archive or Rothko room at the Tate

Collections Featuring Mark Castle

3 Collections

Cosmos

34 Artists, 40 Products

Last updated: March 19, 2025

New & Noteworthy: July 2022

70 Artists, 72 Products

Last updated: July 15, 2022

Very Peri: Pantone's Color of the Year 2022

26 Artists, 27 Products

Last updated: February 16, 2022

Articles Featuring Mark Castle

1 Article

Very Peri: Bring Home The 2022 Pantone Color of the Year

February 24, 2022

Credentials

Education

Southampton Solent

United Kingdom, 2013

Exhibitions

Mark Batty: Celestial Light

United Kingdom, 2021

Possible Futures

United Kingdom, 2021

Inner Space

United Kingdom, 2020

Press

Trebuchet

2021

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