Mark Boot

Born London 1965, I have been lecturing at DeMontfort University since 2001 when I also Joined the KLA artists group. I was a director at KLA for my two final years and moved on in 2005 to establish my own studio.I am interested in the relationship between structure light and space. My practice is essentailly sculptural, with recent developments moving into video and installation.

Recent MA work explored the relationship between coloured light and space, mostly by inserting Electro Luminescent Wire and LED lights into Expanded Polystyrene forms.

Prior to this my work examined the potential for using UV lighting and fluorescent components to develop colour coded structures, sculptures that refer to 18th century anatomical models and Harry Beck's iconic 20th century London Tube Map, and exist in a 21st century urban environment of coloured LED's and electronic screens.

Education; MA Fine Art DeMontfort University, 2014, BA(Hons) Fine Art Sculpture at DeMontfort University, 1988.

Selected Exhibitions;

International;
Optica International Festival of Video Art 2008,Gujon November 6-8thParis October 4thMadrid October 16-18th
Olympolis Project 2008, Katerini, Greece 12th-20th July 2008

Solo;
Lightbox Foiled - LCB Depot Lightbox Gallery, Leicester, 25th -31st October 2017
Five Curves For Aether; Unit One Gallery Leicester, April 2013
DeMontfort University Cube Space Gallery, Leicester U.K. 1st - 30th November 2010
'Focal Point' - Video installation, sculpture and 3D Integral Images

Selected Group Exhibitions;
Love Art - Studio Submission, LCB Depot
6th - 27th November 2020
Socially Distanced, Opening Night Installation,
StudionAme Project Space, Leicester 11th October 2020
DMU FineArt MA Show 2014, September 2014
"Chromophilia II, Creative Hinckley Gallery, 2012
'Chromaphilia' Pedestrian Gallery Leicester, Nov 17th-30th 2010
'Artober', Leicester Phoenix Arts, 13th-28th October 2007Discerning Eye !5-25th Nov 2007, Mall Galleries London, SW1Architecture Week 2007,Richard Attenborough Centre - Leicester University, Group show 2006,Various Open Exhibitions around the Midlands since 2002.,