Mark Zubrovich, Paul Peng, and Adam Linn in Conversation with Nina Friedman

Bunker board member Nina Friedman engaged Mark, Paul, and Adam in conversation about commonalities in their work. Listen to the audio of the conversation below. 

Mark Zubrovich (b.1992) is a New York based artist born on Long Island. He graduated with his BFA from SUNY Purchase in 2015. He shows with Deli Grocery Gallery in Queens NY, and has recently shown at Tiger Strikes Asteroid and Agency Gallery in Brooklyn, Abrams Art Center in Manhattan, and the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson VT. He is the current artist in residence at Bunker Projects in Pittsburgh, PA, and will be the artist in residence at the James Black Gallery in Vancouver, BC later this summer. He doesn’t own any dogs of his own, but dearly misses his cat Skittles.


Instagram: @mzubrovich​
​Website : markzubrovich.com

Image description: painting in airbrush and pastel featuring a pink dog looking left holding a bat. Dog is attempting to hide "Goodboys" tank top, with a "Mutt" chest tattoo visible underneath.

Paul Peng (b. 1994) is an artist currently living in Pittsburgh. Working from both Cy Twombly’s mark-making legacy and those kids you know from high school who keep drawing pictures of themselves as Sonic the Hedgehog characters, Pau’s drawings wrap around the furry-figured dream boys of his teenage DeviantArt upbringing with airy, light-filled linework, carved-out objects and spaces of domestic desire, and lush, goopy sprawls of shadings and masses. Paul equates the punch of a cartoon face with the concrete power of a single formal mark, rendering his dream boys not as dreams but instead as fully embodied boys in their own right. Everything Paul draws is real and exists in real life.


Website: paulpengdotcom.com
Instagram: @pppaulpeng
Twitter: @1732051
Tumblr: hypertyping.tumblr.com

Image description: ink drawing with sparse, expressive lines, sun-like face in bottom left corner with wide-eyed character with a black dot for a nose looking at a small object with scalloped edges and holes.

Adam Linn (b. 1995 Pittsburgh, PA) is an artist based in Pittsburgh, PA working in drawing and print media. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2017 with a BFA in Printmaking and moved back home to continue his practice. Since returning, Adam has joined the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Print Group. He actively participates in shows for both organizations. Adam will be participating in the Distillery Residency at the Brewhouse Association for the year 2019-2020. There he will work towards larger shaped pieces, installation based drawings and prints and the fabrication of small sculptures. 
 

Instagram: @paris_of_appalachia
Instagram drawing account: @subtle_bits
​Website: adamlinn.net

Image description: Pink anthropomorphic feline with curly blonde hair wearing a green gown exits limo onto red carpet, the gown slipping to reveal blue panty buldge, long legs with defined calves, and red heels. The feline uses the index finger of their left hand to wipe water droplets from the vehicle window.