MARS-1: PAINTING

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6/5/14

Toward A Distant Dawn

I have a new show at the Martha Otero Gallery up till mid-July. If you're in LA, please stop by and check it out. More image details here.

MARIO MARTINEZ
Toward A Distant Dawn
June 7 - July 19, 2014
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 7th from 6 - 9 PM

Martha Otero Gallery is pleased to present Toward A Distant Dawn, an exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by San Francisco-based artist Mario Martinez (aka Mars-1).

Mario Martinez's concepts are informed by cosmology, ufology, altered states of consciousness, his psyche and its relationship to space.

In Toward A Distant Dawn, diffracted patterns combined with orbital formations made of large gestural circular brush strokes create a sense of kinetic energy. A gradient expansion of color and light produce an after-glow (similar to those in gamma-rays). Layered details of geometric-organic firmaments, resembling space debris, amalgamate with an abstracted imaginative landscape. Cast bronze molecular sculptures of celestial spherical elements are fabricated using both additive manufacturing and the ancient technique of lost-wax. Unforeseen Possibilities shows the cognitive effects of black and white shapes visually designed to process optical illusory motion. The undulating black holes are reminiscent of the unfathomable scope of the cosmos.

In this highly mathematical work, infused with an intense fascination for natural biology and quantum mechanics, Martinez conveys an immersive visceral experience.

Mario Martinez was born in Boulder, Colorado in 1977. Exhibitions of his work have been hosted at venues in San Francisco, New York, Detroit, Toronto, Lisbon, Italy, and Brazil. He participated in The Vader Project (2009) at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and was a part of a group exhibition entitled Robots: An Evolution of a Cultural Icon (2008) at the San Jose Museum of Art, California; Natural and Unnatural: Imagining Landscape, Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ. This is his first solo exhibition with the gallery.

MARTHA OTERO GALLERY

820 N Fairfax Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90046

t. 323 951 1068

gallery@marthaotero.com

www.marthaotero.com

4/18/13

Bicycle Day

This painting was started in San Francisco, on April 20, 2012, in front of a live audience at the Bicycle Day event. I had the honor of working with my long-time hero, and an amazing human being, Alex Grey. After sending the painting back and forth a couple times, between our studios, this was the result of our collaborative experiment. More detailed images of the painting on my site.

Limited edition of 100. → Available for purchase HERE

details (check my site for more images):

Bicycle Day 2012 event:

11/13/12

Crucible Opening at Mirus Gallery

I recently participated in Crucible, the inaugural show for Mirus Gallery in downtown San Francisco. Collaborations with fellow artists Damon Soule, Oliver Vernon, David Choong Lee and Nome Edonna were on display, along with individual solo work. Hi-Fructose Magazine was there and did a nice review of the show. Check out the article with more photos here.

Crucible
Collaborative works by:
Damon Soule
David Choong Lee
MARS-1
Nome Edonna
Oliver Vernon

Runs Nov 10, 2012 to Dec 1, 2012

Mirus Gallery
540 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.mirusgallery.com

9/8/12

RE:CREATION and CoSM Painting Workshop

This Sept. 20th, I will be collaborating with Alex Grey at the upcoming RE:CREATION event in NYC. There will be an epic music line-up, along with additional painting by fellow artists Damon Soule & Oliver Vernon.

Sept. 20, 2012
RE:CREATION
Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th St.
New York, NY
8pm-4am
Event details: http://www.facebook.com/events/462393067124196/
Tickets: STS9.com & MRBUGSLY.com

Following the RE:CREATION event, Damon, Oliver and myself will be heading up to Wappinger Falls for the Aerodynamics for Psychonauts painting workshop, presented by the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.

Techniques covered:
MARS-1 - "Happy accidents"
Oliver Vernon - "Spatial techtonics and the push/pull"
Damon Soule - "Geometrics"

Sept. 22, 2012
Aerodynamics for Psychonauts
Painting Workshop
CoSM - Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
46 Deer Hill Road
Wappingers Falls, New York 12590
www.cosm.org
Info: https://secure.cosm.org/np/clients/cosm/event.jsp?event=991
Tickets: https://www.z2systems.com/np/clients/cosm/eventRegistration.jsp?event=991

If you are on the East Coast, or plan to be this September, come check out the RE:CREATION event and/or my painting workshop at CoSM. Perhaps I'll see you at both!

7/16/12

WALLSPACE Mural

This May, I completed a mural fronting the courtyard of the Phoenix Hotel, at the corner of Eddy & Larkin in the Tenderloin, SF. The hotel's cool outdoor heated pool provides a very nice vantage point. Many thanks to WALLSPACE for arranging the project. More mural and details → here.

Location: 601 Eddy St. at Larkin, San Francisco, CA.

Photos: Colin Day

Symbiosis Gathering 2012 at Pyramid Lake

This year's Symbiosis event coincided with the awesome solar eclipse on May 20th. Pyramid Lake set the backdrop for a gathering of creative souls, celebrating the event with music and art. Furtherrr artists David Choong Lee, Damon Soule, Oliver Vernon and I were there for the experience, collaborating on a major piece. More images and good times → here.

Symbiosis Gathering / Pyramid Eclipse 2012
May 17 - 21, 2012
Pyramid Lake, NV

Photos: Colin Day

Flagstaff Mural

This past May, Furtherrr artists Damon Soule, Oliver Vernon and I collaborated on a mural located on the side of the Flagstaff Brewing Company. More info and photos → here.

Additional photos: Tulasi Devi

10/7/10

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Fecal Face 10 Year Anniversary Opening Pics

9/24/10

Burning Man )'( 2010

The opportunity presented it's self recently,to collaborate with my fellow human artist's, Nome Edonna, Oliver Vernon, Damon Soule and David Choong Lee @this years 2010"Burning Man".

It was a ton of fun, but I am glad to be back on Earth!!!!!