From the Postcard Diaries: #Hope #2020 #Optimism
By Mark Mothersbaugh
Published as the Back Cover of Issue 131, November 2024
Best of Birdy, Originally Published in Issue 074, February 2020
Mark Mothersbaugh is one of this era’s most unique and prolific conceptual artists and composers. Deeply aware of the ability of precise, multi-faceted artistic expression to deliver vital social commentary, he has perpetually challenged and redefined musical and visual boundaries. Mothersbaugh co-founded the influential rock group DEVO and parlayed his avant-garde musical background into a leading role in scoring for filmed and animated entertainment, interactive media, and commercials.
Mark has scored 150 films, television shows, video games, and hundreds of commercials through his multimedia company, Mutato Muzika. He has had 165 visual and audio art shows, including his retrospective traveling museum exhibition Myopia.
He has received a doctorate in Humane Letters at Kent State University, his alma mater. See more on his Website and Instagram.
Check out Mark’s November Feature, Postcards for Democracy 2024: A Collective Post Art Demonstration by Mark Mothersbaugh & Beatie Wolfe, or head to our Explore section to see more of his work.