Nationality
American, Yankton Sioux
Artist Dates
b. 1981
Preview
Date of Work
2015
Medium
Acrylic on Yupo watercolor paper
Height
19 3/4"
Width
25 1/4"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
On Display: Lower level
Location
Memorial Union
Artist Bio
Cody Marks was born in Yankton, SD, and grew up in Aberdeen, SD. He received his BA at Northern State University and later received his MFA at the University of North Dakota.
Additional Information
Student composed text panel:
Cody Marks (American, Yankton Sioux, b. 1981)
LIN-F, 2015
Acrylic on Yupo watercolor paper
UND Art Collections: Art & Design Study Collection
Purchased with funds from the Myer Foundations.
Cody Marks was born in Yankton, South Dakota, and grew up in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He received his Bachelor of Art at Northern State University and later received his Master of Fine Arts at the University of North Dakota.
Being dedicated to abstraction, Marks fuses various elements of graffiti with different geometric forms in his artwork. Many of the patterns and arrangements in his various abstract forms reference and are inspired by his ancestral heritage. For example, the color red signifies life and is a friendly welcome, and the zig-zag lines represent prayer and its unifying power.
Featured in On the Line: An explanation of a basic element of design (2021-2022).
Condition
Excellent