Take 17

A cinematic homage to one of Hollywood’s most iconic moments: Greta Garbo and John Gilbert share the screen’s first open-mouth kiss in the 1926 silent classic Flesh and the Devil. A vintage-style movie clapper board, marked with era-authentic credits and "Scene 17", anchors the piece. It’s mounted on a timeworn jeweler’s felt display, evoking old-world glamour. Miniature red velvet theater seats and tiny tubs of popcorn bring the silver screen to life, while a reproduction of the original movie poster completes this nostalgic tableau, a love letter to early film history.

Artist Statement and Biography

After a career in advertising (formerly CEO of Cincinnati-based Northlich), Mark's love for great design, primitive antiques and unusual found objects all converged to form his creation of assemblages.

"Some works convey a message, some an outgrowth of a  personal story, some a flight of fantasy and others are simply compositions that just look and feel right.  Each one has been put through the torture test of long stares.   My work aims to give very special found objects a new life and context."

A collection of Serrianne assemblages were exhibited in February, 2017 at the juried national show of the American Craft Council in Baltimore, Maryland.