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Mark Hilltout Paintings

British, South African, b. 1947
Mark is a restless soul. He was born in 1948 to a middle-class family, ultimately graduating from Birmingham Art College. He has lived in Johannesburg, Hong Kong, Toronto, New York, Brussels and Madagascar where he learned to sew metal. He has driven through Africa, twice. In between he has also run a hotel in Seychelles and advertising agencies on four continents. When back in Cape Town, he designed and funded two photographic books, both on football in Africa. He has hand-drawn a comprehensive map and guidebook to Woodstock, Cape Town. Mark has been an artist all his life, except he was always called an art director. There is no single turning point that led Mark to do what he does now, but he has always been drawn to the discarded, the imperfect. He is fascinated by car dumps and has long been a collector of enamel commercial signs. Above all, he loves corrugated iron, for all its ancient blemishes and weather-beaten scars. He tolerates computers, but he prefers the happy accidents that can only occur by hand. He believes that true beauty comes from the close attention to craft, not the obsession with ideas. He now lives in Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Artist: Mark Hilltout
Matisse in Corrugated Iron
Matisse in Corrugated Iron

Matisse in Corrugated Iron

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Iron, Metal, Steel

Large Red & Brown Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Matisse 2 Study 2"
Large Red & Brown Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Matisse 2 Study 2"

Large Red & Brown Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Matisse 2 Study 2"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Earthy Abstract Metal Landscape Composition "Telephone Poles"
Earthy Abstract Metal Landscape Composition "Telephone Poles"

Earthy Abstract Metal Landscape Composition "Telephone Poles"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Conceptual Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Metal, Iron

Large Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "De Stahl Study 3"
Large Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "De Stahl Study 3"

Large Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "De Stahl Study 3"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Metal Landscape Composition "Fences Study 17"
Metal Landscape Composition "Fences Study 17"

Metal Landscape Composition "Fences Study 17"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. For the past 12 years he has been looking intently at something that mo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Large Pink, Cream & Red Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Razor Wire: Study 1"
Large Pink, Cream & Red Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Razor Wire: Study 1"

Large Pink, Cream & Red Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Razor Wire: Study 1"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Unique Rusted Metal Composition "Window on the Wall"
Unique Rusted Metal Composition "Window on the Wall"

Unique Rusted Metal Composition "Window on the Wall"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Abstract Metal Landscape "Lion's Head Study 4"
Abstract Metal Landscape "Lion's Head Study 4"

Abstract Metal Landscape "Lion's Head Study 4"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the pe...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Metal Landscape Composition "Fences Study D16"
Metal Landscape Composition "Fences Study D16"

Metal Landscape Composition "Fences Study D16"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. For the past 12 years he has been looking intently at something that mo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Abstract Metal "Black Square"
Abstract Metal "Black Square"

Abstract Metal "Black Square"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Iron, Metal, Steel

Metal Landscape Composition "Airport Road, Cape Town"
Metal Landscape Composition "Airport Road, Cape Town"

Metal Landscape Composition "Airport Road, Cape Town"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Conceptual Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Iron, Metal

Metal Composition "Arum Lilies"
Metal Composition "Arum Lilies"

Metal Composition "Arum Lilies"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Large Red and Brown Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Hollywood"
Large Red and Brown Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Hollywood"

Large Red and Brown Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Hollywood"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Abstract Figurative Rusted Metal Composition "Dancing Barbed Wire Study 1"
Abstract Figurative Rusted Metal Composition "Dancing Barbed Wire Study 1"

Abstract Figurative Rusted Metal Composition "Dancing Barbed Wire Study 1"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Abstract Metal Landscape "Sedgefield"
Abstract Metal Landscape "Sedgefield"

Abstract Metal Landscape "Sedgefield"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. For the past 12 years he has been looking intently at something that m...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Hilltout Paintings

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

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Find a wide variety of authentic Mark Hilltout paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Mark Hilltout in house paint, paint, varnish and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Mark Hilltout paintings, so small editions measuring 29 inches across are available. Mark Hilltout paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,774 and tops out at $13,998, while the average work can sell for $4,205.