My brothers and I were given a book titled, "What's Happening To Me?" in 1981. My parents thought it would answer all of our questions concerning puberty and sex. The result was a mixture of comedy and horror. The most horrifying image was the giant whistling sperm. I thought that it was drawn at actual size. I could not imagine that this could come from my penis so I developed my own theory. My theory was as follows...If you are ever to shower with another boy this giant sperm would erupt from your stomach, fall to the floor of the shower and lay there wet and smiling all the while whistling a little tune. It was some time before I realized that my theory was flawed.
"We didn't raise him to be like this," states Mark's mother, "he was raised with values and we expect more from him." Mark is the son of a sausage entrepreneur and elementary school teacher. After dropping out of high school he worked a job at a frame store that allowed him to steal enough to supplement his meager pay and trade frames for wanted items like records and skateboards. A quick get away and a near arrest gave Mark some perspective and he got his GED and enrolled in community college where he learned how to examine dandruff on the library's microfiche machine. A few years later he started drawing naked ladies in compromising positions and has yet to stop.
Mulroney’s most recent notable shows have been with Mixed Greens, New York, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, CA , Daily Serving’s 1000 Days at Scion Space in LA, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, CA and National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland. He received his MFA from University of California at Santa Barbara, and currently lives and works in Rochester, NY.
