MARKUS THONETT ART
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WELCOME TO MY STUDIO!
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'VIEW UNDER HASTINGS PIER' - card cut 
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I have recently rediscovered a process that really suits what I currently want to express. I call the process 'Card Cuts', and the result has a similar effect to block printing or lino cuts.

My current work is all about celebrating my relationship with our new home in St Leonards and Hastings. Here on the south-east coast of the UK, we have found an amazing and diverse community full of artists and musicians.

'CROWN HOUSE' - The first house built in St Leonards on Sea. 
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My work is showing current and historic sites and music venues (interior and exterior) as these places are bringing me no end of joy - and it is this joy that I would like to share with my audience!
'MIKE'S PLACE' - Norman Rd, St Leonards
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'HIS PLACE' - Robertson St, Hastings 
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essa and I had a joint exhibition on at Barnaby's Lounge, Hastings, until June 26th, 2024, where I  showed Card-cuts of different localities in Hastings. 

I also gave a talk there on Sat 8th June, titled 'The Power of Limitations', which was very successful as it started many very interesting discussions.    
I am now participating in the Summer Show, together with another 15 artists, at the same location until the end of August. 

I have done commissions of private sculptures, as well as shown my work in various international galleries over the years.
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​​I also have my slightly older work on this site for you to enjoy. This work may involve carving, painting and sanding, and even burning, to bring about the exciting textures, representing the history of material things, reflecting life and life's experiences. These you can see on the page 'greenish paintings', above, or by pressing the button 'greenish paintings'.

I enjoy conversations occurring that otherwise would not have happened, coming about due to my work stirring up emotions or thoughts.
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'Approaching Peace' - SOLD

2024 started off well, with a one man exhibition in St Andrews Mews, Hastings, called '4 Rooms-Plus'.
There were 12 rooms full of my work for the month of February and we had many visitors and buyers, with everyone expressing appreciation, which is always welcomed!
There was a wonderful article written about it in the Hastings Independent by Sarah Milne (see button below)​
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I was born in Germany to artist parents (Will Thonett and Marianne Tralau), and studied in Dun Laoghaire School of Art and Design (now IADT), Dublin, Ireland.

I taught sculpture and drawing at university level for seventeen years at
​D. I .T, as well as teaching art to children, troubled youth and post grad students over the years. I held many exhibitions in both Germany and Ireland during those years.
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​Since meeting Tessa we have travelled the world, always making art wherever we landed - we lived in Upstate New York and Cameroon, Africa, before moving to the UK (Tessa's homeland) in 2004.  We moved to Hastings in mid 2022.

An Interview from 2022 about my life's work up until then,
with Lesley Samms from Pure Art: 

Markus Thonett Art​

Click  the button below to see a short interview with Tessa and myself about the exhibition which ran for 2 months at Bannatyne Spa Hotel, Hastings, in July and Aug 2022