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James Marks: Revolution
A self-taught artist takes his art to the streets. James Marks posts an army of wire men in the gritty downtown of a Louisiana city, among graffiti tags and shoes flung over power lines.
James is an outside Outsider.
He works constantly. His hands never stop twisting wire into sculptures.
Meadows Museum Talk
Renzi Education and Arts Center
For more than 20 years I have been lucky enough to teach at The Renzi Education and Arts center. My classes have ranged from kitchen science to hand built clay, robotics and of course wire sculpture.
Art in Unexpected Places
I woke up at 5AM to talk with Michael Barnes of KSLA News 12 promoting Art in Unexpected Places in downtown Shreveport. It was an Art Scavenger Hunt created by the Shreveport Downtown Development Authority.
TheWireTrust.com
“I’m not good at making friends with people,
but I’m good at making people who are friends.”
— James Marks
WireHero.org
"You as a Wire Hero!" explores modern heroism through hands-on art workshops. Started with a National Endowment for the Arts grant, the project teaches wire art basics to at-risk BIPOC students and communities, fostering confidence and creativity.