MARS-1

Toward A Distant Dawn

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 01:33:00 +0000

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

Wormholes Print

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 05:51:00 +0000

New giclée print of Wormholes Are More Common Than You Think ---based on the 2012 painting. Limited edition of 50 → Available HERE

Detail:

Ascender

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 05:41:00 +0000

New giclée print available of Ascender ---the 2012 collaborative painting I created with artist Brendan Monroe. Limited edition of 100. → Available HERE

Detail:

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:53:00 +0000

The good folks at 1XRUN have put out a limited edition print of my large-scale painting, Afterthought. This print edition was extremely limited to only 40 pieces, with less than 10 prints remaining, and only available for a window of time. The clock runs out by tomorrow, Friday, August 16th. YOLO!

Afterthought
Limited edition of 40
Printed by 1XRUN
→ Available HERE

Details:

Celestial Phantoms Print

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:46:00 +0000

New giclée print from the 2010 painting, Celestial Phantoms now available.

Limited edition of 50. → Available HERE

Details:

New Tumblr

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:13:00 +0000

I'm up on Tumblr now: mars-1.tumblr.com.

Bicycle Day

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:47:00 +0000

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:

Cosmic Terrain

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:57:00 +0000

I've been busy preparing for this upcoming group show opening in Petaluma this weekend. If you are in the area, please stop by and say hi. The show runs till early June, so if you can't make the reception, please add the Arts Center to your list of places to check out while visiting Petaluma.

Cosmic Terrain:
New Visions in the Petaluma Landscape
Cosmic Terrain features Mars-1, Damon Soule and Oliver Vernon, and a large scale mural on the Phoenix Theater by North Bay artist Ricky Watts.

Opening reception: Apr 13th, 2013, 4:00 to 8:00pm
Dates: Apr 6th to Jun 2nd, 2013

Petaluma Arts Center
230 Lakeville Street, Petaluma
In the Historic Railroad Station
www.petalumaartscenter.org

Colin M. Day also shot this rad video to accompany the show.

Furtherrr - Cosmic Terrain from Colin M Day on Vimeo.

Chromadepth Print

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:01:00 +0000

New giclee print available in the shop: Chromadepth (limited edition of 50).
→ Available for purchase HERE

details:

Transcendental Disaster Print

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:27:00 +0000

New giclee print available in the shop: Transcendental Disaster (limited edition of 50). → Available for purchase HERE.

Detail

Crucible Opening at Mirus Gallery

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:43:00 +0000

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

Infinite Tapestry Flocked Blacklight Poster

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:27:00 +0000

Back in stock: We just restocked the shop with these awesome posters! → Available HERE

Mutual Metaphors Print

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:55:00 +0000

New in shop: Mutual Metaphors print, limited edition of 50. → Available for purchase here.

Detail

RE:CREATION and CoSM Painting Workshop

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:33:00 +0000

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!

WALLSPACE Mural

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:54:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:19:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:55:00 +0000

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

Primus Poster 2012

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:03:00 +0000

New poster designed for Primus gig in Jacksonville, OR, 6/11/2012, at the Britt Pavilion. This poster edition was printed with metal flake silver laid down first, followed by a transparent, 4 color split fountain gradation. >> Available for purchase HERE

City of Fire

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Sun, 27 May 2012 05:26:00 +0000

This June, I will be part of a group exhibition curated by the folks at Arrested Motion. City of Fire opens June 5th at Stephen Webster in Beverly Hills. The show includes work by Cyrcle., Thomas Doyle, Ron English, James Jean, Kid Zoom, Dave Kinsey, MARS-1, Patrick Martinez, Pedro Matos, REVOK, Rostarr, Andrew Schoultz, SABER, Jeff Soto, Judith Supine, TrustoCorp, Mark Dean Veca, Nick Walker, and Adam Wallacavage.

City of Fire
June 5 - July 31, 2012
Presented & Curated by Arrested Motion
Opens June 5, 2012, 7pm-10pm
Stephen Webster
202 North Rodeo Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310-246-9500
Inquires: exhibitions@arrestedmotion.com
RSVP: rsvpbh@stephenwebster.com

Referendum Project

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:06:00 +0000

I'll be exhibiting work at the Palm Springs Art Fair, Feb. 17-19 next weekend, with Referendum Project at the Palm Springs Convention Center, booth #502.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: jud@referendumproject.com

Referendum Project Launches at Palm Springs Fine Art Fair

2/17/12 - 2/19/12

The Referendum Project is a new platform for artists and their audiences. Referendum will engage audiences through a new environment for art, creating the opportunity to view art outside of a gallery and foster an open dialogue between the artist, art enthusiasts, curators and collectors.

Throughout the next year Referendum Project will participate in art fairs, open a pop-up gallery, host online shows and release a series of exclusive multiples available only through our website. By using this multi-platform approach our goal is to reach a broader audience and target numerous price points.

JUD BERGERON
"As artists we are always looking for new and exciting ways to exhibit our work. By using a multi-platform approach we can reach a broader range of collectors and engage them in dialog. We want to participate in the journey from studio to collector."

MARIO MARTINEZ (MARS-1)
"The future is direct contact, pop up spaces at art fairs around the world… Referendum Palm Springs, Referendum Basel."

Referendum Project, in collaboration with Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art, is proud to announce its premiere show at the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, February 17-19. Artists Jud Bergeron, Albert Dicruttalo, Mario Martinez (a.k.a. Mars-1), Wayne Shaffer, Joe Sorren, and Damon Soule will showcase new work from large-scale oil paintings to sculpture in steel and bronze at the Palm Springs Convention Center, booth #502.

The exhibit is both curated and created by this consortium of six master artists and features a diverse aesthetic and variety of medium, Sorren’s ethereal rich oils, Martinez’s otherworldly metascapes, and Soule’s explosive, frenetic canvases demonstrate these painters’ intense creativity and mastery of their medium. Bergeron’s planar abstractions stand in stark contrast to Shaffer’s organic bronzes while the quasi-mechanical steel sculptures by Albert Dicruttalo serve as a bridge between the two. The exhibition is sure to be one of the most unique and eclectic at the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair.

More information can be found at www.referendumproject.com and www.palmspringsfineartfair.com

Afterglow Print

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:33:00 +0000

Just released the new Afterglow print. → Available for purchase here.

Detail:

Ween Poster

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:04:00 +0000

Poster designed for Ween shows at the Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO - Dec. 29, 30 & 31. Each poster is split-fountain, screen printed by Dave Hunter at Gammalyte Press.
→ Available for purchase HERE

11.11.11

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:56:00 +0000

I have a new solo show coming up on Nov. 11th at FFDG's new/temp gallery space. If you're in the city, please stop by.

Everything Under The Sun
Opening Friday Nov. 11, 2011, 6-9pm
FFDG (temporary space)
248 Clement St. @ 4th Ave.
SF, CA 94108
www.ffdg.net

Mars-1 - Everything Under The Sun from Further Collective on Vimeo.

Primus Poster

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:34:00 +0000

Poster #6 in the Primus series. Ron Donovan and I hand printed these, each and every poster has a unique color blend. Available for purchase HERE

NEW PRINT Doze Green x Mars-1

noreply@blogger.com (mars-1) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:51:00 +0000

I'm happy to announce, the giclee prints, based on my collaborative painting with artist Doze Green, have finally arrived! Printed in limited quantities, by the amazing Electric Works.
>> Available for purchase HERE

MARS1 & DOZE GREEN from Colin M Day on Vimeo.