Mariusz Tarkawian, Probably Maris Marshall's art in 2015 (2012). Pencil on paper© Courtesy Mariusz Tarkawian
Exhibition preview: Anticipating The Future, Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow, until February 23 2013
No contemporary artist worth their edge wants to be tagged predictable. So Mariusz Tarkawian’s calculations, guessing the future creations of the likes of Damien Hirst, Jake and Dinos Chapman and Marina Abramovic, might cause some unease among the Polish artist’s peers.
Probably Mariusz Tarkawian's art in 2015© Courtesy Mariusz Tarkawian
“I want to be quicker than them and maybe steal their ideas for art.
“Will the art of the artists change? Will their media and style change?”
We might not find out for a while, but the scope of his quest seems admirable.
Tarkawian has made 600 drawings, including works he believes he might make, or might be drawn up by unconfirmed artists such as his brother. The aim, he says, is to act “like an encyclopaedia of the future”.
- Open 11am-5pm. Admission free. Follow the musem on Twitter @gsofa.
More pictures:
Probably Jake & Dinos art in 2014 (2012). Ink on paper© Courtesy Mariusz Tarkawian
Probably Vanessa Beecroft's work in 2013 (2012). Ink, watercolour and pencil on paper© Courtesy Mariusz Tarkawian
Probably Banksy's Artwork in 2013 (2012). Ink on paper© Courtesy Mariusz Tarkawian
Probably Damien Hirst's Self Portrait in 2030© Courtesy Mariusz Tarkawian
Probably Jean-Francios Moriceau's and Petra Mrzyk's Artwork in 2012 (2010). Pencil on paper© Courtesy Mariusz Tarkawian
