Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
The Bird Is Rich by Mark Owens
Acrylic on canvas with custom wood frame, 40 × 32 in.
This bold, text-driven painting centers a skeletal figure rendered in stark white against a deep black ground, framed by an expressive border of orange and turquoise. Handwritten phrases encircle the composition—“I can feel it in my bones” and “The bird knows everything”—functioning as both narrative and mantra. Childlike iconography, including a crowned stick figure and a small heart, punctuates the surface with humor and vulnerability, while the raw brushwork and uneven line quality lend the piece a visceral immediacy. Balancing wit with gravity, The Bird Is Rich reads as a meditation on intuition, knowledge, and the body as a vessel for truth, inviting viewers to engage with its layered symbolism and direct emotional charge.
The Bird Is Rich by Mark Owens
Acrylic on canvas with custom wood frame, 40 × 32 in.
This bold, text-driven painting centers a skeletal figure rendered in stark white against a deep black ground, framed by an expressive border of orange and turquoise. Handwritten phrases encircle the composition—“I can feel it in my bones” and “The bird knows everything”—functioning as both narrative and mantra. Childlike iconography, including a crowned stick figure and a small heart, punctuates the surface with humor and vulnerability, while the raw brushwork and uneven line quality lend the piece a visceral immediacy. Balancing wit with gravity, The Bird Is Rich reads as a meditation on intuition, knowledge, and the body as a vessel for truth, inviting viewers to engage with its layered symbolism and direct emotional charge.