Byers Evans House Museum: Mark Sink
After our amazing meal we headed to the Byers Evans House Museum which featured the work of Mark Sink, who we had the pleasure of meeting. This museum is located on the backside of the older Denver Art Museum building; the old house looks extremely quaint in comparison. The house was built in 1883 by the Byers family, and then sold six years later to William Evans, one of the founders of the University of Denver. The house itself is amazing to see, the works of art inside are an added bonus; a treasure found within a treasure.
The work of Mark Sink was extremely inspirational; I was very taken aback by the way in which he creates his art. Sink proves that there is no need for an expensive camera; amazing photography can be created even through even a toy camera from childhood. Mark Sink used the toy the “Diana” camera in the 1980’s, and soon followed a significant amount of exhibits featuring the work of toy cameras. His extreme talent with the Diana camera led him to work with the prominent fashion magazine, Vogue, and caused him to win a Kodak Images in Silver Award in 1979 (http://www.gallerysink.com/marksink/info_diana_frameset.html). Sink’s success has shown me that it is necessary to take risks to gain recognition, to create amazing art, and to achieve my dream.
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