Markus Pierson "Ship of Fools" Hand Signed Limited Ed. Serigraph on Canvas

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"Ship of Fools"
by Markus Pierson
Unframed
Hand Pulled Serigraph on Un-stretched Canvas
Hand signed by the artist
Size: 27.5" … Read more "Ship of Fools"
by Markus Pierson
Unframed
Hand Pulled Serigraph on Un-stretched Canvas
Hand signed by the artist
Size: 27.5" x 32"
Edition Size: 195 Arabic Numbers
65 Roman Numerals
35 Artist Proofs
Year of Release: 2005
Condition is Mint
100 percent guarantee of authenticity
Original Certificate of Authenticity from the Publisher is included
Gallery Retail: $1,995.00 unframed
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About the image -

"Ship of Fools" contains a tribute to the Robert Frost poem, "The Road Less Traveled". Note the two roads, one paved and one made of dirt. The painting reads, "I was born of restless stock, a descendant of the foolish, starry-eyed dreamers who left their towns and ventured here in hope of finding paradise. I 'm sure they seemed reckless to a fault, and I'm sure they were scorned for their blind optimism. Still, had I lived then, I'd like to think that I, too, would have set sail in that ship of fools."

Markus Pierson

Markus Pierson was born in 1961 and raised in the small farming town of Grand Ledge, Michigan, where his father owned a popular restaurant. A self-proclaimed reckless “racer”, Markus was the youngest and most challenging of the four Pierson children.
While a student, an encouraging art teacher swung wide the door to Markus’ talent and profoundly moved him. However, the Grand Ledge art scene was somewhat lacking, leading Markus to take on a number of odd jobs before accidentally stumbling upon accounting as a means to making a living. After a near-fatal bout with Crohn’s Disease in early 1985, he declared that the accountant was “dead” and in his place was a man pursuing his dream of becoming a successful artist.
The Coyote Series was born in June of 1986, after Markus heard the Joni Mitchell song, “Coyote.” He loved it, played it often and memorized the words. The focus of the song, a guy referred to as “Coyote,” is a reckless, footloose Casanova type fellow – Pierson aspired to be the carefree romancer described in those lyrics. Then he did something he’d never done before or since: Markus made a drawing of a song. See less