Mars-1 "Nuclear Mystic"

Jonathan LeVine Gallery

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Jonathan LeVine Gallery presents Nuclear Mystic, a solo exhibition of new works by Mario Martinez, also known as Mars-1. For his second solo show at the gallery, the artist has created a collection of original large-scale works including abstract paintings on paper and wood panel as well as a series of figurative sculptures in bronze, all of which will be incorporated into a site-specific installation.

Nuclear Mystic features Mars-1’s signature style of vast, abstracted, quasi-extraterrestrial looking landscapes. The artist paints from a penetrating perspective of great depth. Viewers are drawn into his imaginative compositions, overflowing with colorful geometric and organic shapes, layered to form unique patterns and textures. A number of the pieces in the show feature imagery of surreal distortions, contained within spherically convex transparent bubbles. Skillfully combining optical color blending with perspective line work, his painting techniques result in very three-dimensional forms, which echo the anatomy of architecture, and microcosmic structures of biology. These 3-D qualities transcend into his sculptural work, as well.

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from February 21, 2009 to March 21, 2009

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Mars-1

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