Tapeworks

For most of us, when sticky tape gets layered, bunched up and tangled, it is a situation that induces frustration and shortens tempers.   This is not the case for Mark Khaisman, a Russian-born architect now living in Philadelphia.  In his hands, everyday tape is transformed into unique and visually striking artworks.

Working with standard packing tape, he has refined a technique of layering and manipulating the strips to create dynamic images.  These outcomes have a surprising depth to them, particularly when the translucent tape compositions are displayed on backlit panels.

Originally trained as an architect, Mark sees his work as a form of painting; a conversation with light.  Each piece takes about a week to complete, and the resolution is reached in a wonderfully poetic revelation:

“I feel a work is completed when I no longer understand how it is done…”

Learn more and enjoy further Tapework examples here.