Houston, TX based artist Mark Flood is known for his prankster antics and mocking commentary; American culture and the contemporary art world are often his target. In the early 90s he started working on his Lace Paintings, seducing the viewer through a self-consciously superficial beauty. More recent paintings by Flood depict corporate and digital domain logos that have become the new landscape as most Americans spend their days staring at computer or telephone screens. Turning a unique perspective inward upon social media, pop culture and the jumbled web of the internet, there is a conjunction with inner turmoil and personal opinions which leave an outcome of humor, irony, and sincere honesty. Flood handily uses appropriated imagery, sculpture, painting, and installation techniques to align his concepts. The artist’s involvement with the now notorious rock band, Culturcide, was greatly influenced by the arrival of punk-culture. His work has been featured at Luxembourg & Dayan Gallery in NYC, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Dallas Museum of Art, The Menil Collection, Museum of Fine Arts – Houston, and the Birmingham Art Museum as well as exhibited internationally.