Marcus
Bohne was born and
raised in El Paso,
Texas. His earliest art
influence came from the
goofy but venerable Mad
Magazine, particularly
the movie parodies that
were drawn by comic
artist Mort Drucker. The
young Marc was so
impressed by Drucker's
ability to make drawing
lifelike that he spent
hours and hours trying
to imitate his comics.
In 1975 Bohne
received an A.A. degree
from Columbia College in
Columbia, MO, and in
1975 he went on to earn
his B.F.A., also from
Columbia. When asked why
he became an artist,
Bohne says that he's
always enjoyed doing it,
"so I made the decision
to do what I enjoyed
doing."
Bohne was also asked
what he loves about art,
and his reply, like his
art, is honest and
original: "I am not sure
that I do love art in
general. I do love doing
what I do, but most of
what is considered art
is not of much interest
to me. It serves a
particular function in
my life, and I enjoy and
appreciate that
function. It is my
outlet for a type of
expression, it satisfies
my need to generate
something that defines
me. It allows me to
explore and express
internal responses to my
world that would take
many pages of text. To
me it is like being a
writer, only the picture
is worth many thousand
words."
Says the artist about
his work habits: "They
are all bad. I get to
the studio late and
procrastinate. If it
wasn't for occasional
bursts of unexplained
motivation, I'd never
get anything done."
Some of Bohne's
exhibitions include the
Munson Gallery in Santa
Fe, NM; the Kimzey
Miller Gallery in
Seattle, WA; Chaparral
Fine Art in Bozeman, MT;
The Albuquerque Museum
in Albuquerque, NM; Jack
Dennis' Wyoming Gallery
in Jackson, WY; the
Whatcom Museum in
Bellingham, WA; The
Fountainhead Gallery in
Seattle, WA; Columbia
College in Columbia, MO;
and the Northern
Colorado Artist
Association in Ft.
Collins, CO. Bill Gates
of Seattle, WA and Bruce
Rauner of Chicago, IL
are two collectors of
Bohne's work, but Bohne
considers "anyone who
buys one to be pretty
special."
