Professional art consulting

As a former gallery curator, Mark Buck brings his extensive visual art experience to assist art patrons who need assistance in purchasing emerging, established, local, and international artwork within the GTHA. He also can offer professional art market advice. Mark can guide you in choosing original artwork or differentiating original signed etchings, lithographs or serigraphs from cheap reproductions.

Since he is no longer active full time in the art gallery business, he will not authenticate artwork for insurance purposes.

ArtWORK rental

Looking for affordable artwork to rent in Toronto? Pieces from Mark’s Artalog are available at 10% of the (un)framed value per month for a maximum of three months. And in case you fall in love with his artwork, (which we know you will), 50% of the rental fee will go towards your purchase price. There is no HST on rentals.

ARTWORK Trial Policy

Potential art collectors can get acquainted with Mark’s artwork in the comfort of their home or office on a trial basis for 24-48 hours (GTA around Toronto). A 50% deposit of the value is required. This cost will be refunded in full should you decide not to purchase the artwork, and it is returned undamaged and on time. There may be an additional nominal delivery /pick up charge as well. Insurance of the rental piece is the sole responsibility of the renter. The renter is responsible for the full dollar value loss of the artwork or any damage caused during the rental.

Gallery and museum tours

Do you want to learn more about the art scene in Toronto? As a Royal Ontario Museum Gallery Interpreter, Mark is well-versed on the Ming tomb collection, the lacquer-ear bay cup, and the Japanese netsuke, inro, and ojime etc. Get more out of your visits to the ROM with a complimentary gallery interpretation talk from Mark*. If you are traveling internationally, he may be able to provide museum and gallery recommendations from his personal experiences (also complimentary).

*ROM museum admission cost not included.

LOGO DESIGN

The current markbuck.art logo is a stylized "M” and “B". It is reflective of Mark’s three art interests: visual art, photography, and sculpture. The logo is open at the bottom to welcome you into Mark’s art world for you to experience his creations.

Mark’s previous two logos that he created are below. LEFT : The on-the-side “M” and “B” was created in 1976 while he was studying typography and graphic design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. RIGHT: This logo was his re-design after the “Loonie” Canadian Dollar coin originated in 1987. The shape of a loon head on the coin was used as a pun on his last name “Buck”. The stylized / script “M” is below the “B”. All three loons are “swimming” to the left.