Hook Entrance Stained Glass
By Mark Ogge
Hook Entrance Stained Glass
Spiegelworld commissioned Mark Ogge for the opening of The Hook at Caesars Atlantic City. This piece utilizes the existing heritage window frames to create a complex composition that showcases Spiegelworld’s arrival in Atlantic City. Melbourne artist Mark Ogge lives and works in an old church in Clunes, in country Victoria. He was the first artist commissioned by Spiegelworld, creating […]
The Hook Theater ART
Commissioned by Spiegelworld for the opening of The Hook at Caesars Atlantic City. The work references Atlantic City and the history of the Warner Theatre combined with The Gazillionaire and Absinthe Green Fairy, mermaids and mermen, and all sorts of little characters that relate to Spiegelworld shows. Melbourne artist Mark Ogge lives and works in an old church in […]
Coney Island Series
Melbourne artist Mark Ogge lives and works in an old church in Clunes, in country Victoria. He was the first artist commissioned by Spiegelworld, creating an entrance archway mural in 2006. Mark has long been fascinated by the iconography of the circus and fairground, exploring the dichotomy between enchantment and disillusionment.
Octopus
Melbourne artist Mark Ogge lives and works in an old church in Clunes, in country Victoria. He was the first artist commissioned by Spiegelworld, creating an entrance archway mural in 2006. Mark has long been fascinated by the iconography of the circus and fairground, exploring the dichotomy between enchantment and disillusionment.
Automata Doors
Melbourne artist Mark Ogge lives and works in an old church in Clunes, in country Victoria. He was the first artist commissioned by Spiegelworld, creating an entrance archway mural in 2006. Mark has long been fascinated by the iconography of the circus and fairground, exploring the dichotomy between enchantment and disillusionment.
THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT
Ah, the carnival: an electrifying destination full of astonishment! Mark Ogge’s paintings teeter between blurred memories of childhood wonder and sobering realities of adulthood, highlighting supernatural moods that ooze from nights at the circus, carnival, and fairground. Born 1966 in Melbourne, Australia, Ogge paints expressions that shift between intense engagement and amazement, creating works that […]
Gravitron
Purchased by Spiegelworld’s Impresario and one of the first inspirations for creating a new show where circus meets outer space. Mark Ogge based the painting on an actual carnival ride that has toured Australia for years. He sketched the ride at the Royal Melbourne Show and then added the sense of strangeness and mystery experienced […]
Circus Automaton
Commissioned by Spiegelworld, this coin-operated, mechanical toy theatre contains 20 moving parts and characters, presenting a five-minute circus performance including specially created music and lighting effects. The piece celebrates Spiegelworld’s beginnings in 2006 on the pier at South Street Seaport, New York City, and features the kraken, penguin, monkey with fiddle and ocean liner which […]
Atomic Saloon
Commissioned by Spiegelworld for the opening of Atomic Saloon Show, the painting depicts a disco in a wild west saloon with characters including the vintage Fremont Street neon signs Vegas Vic and Vegas Vickie. Spiegelworld icons including the kraken, penguin, fiddle playing monkey and aliens are also represented. Legendary New York DJ David Mancuso can […]
American Dream
Commissioned by Spiegelworld for the opening of OPM at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, a variety show inspired by every B-grade science fiction movie ever made. The work depicts a wide range of classic conspiracy theories including the alien abduction of a cow and an ocean liner and the (fake) moon landing. Melbourne artist Mark […]
