"Cycles and Stages"
Stephen V. Martonis: Artist Reception on Friday, October 19. 6-9PM
VERTIGO Art Space 960 Santa Fe Drive Denver, Co 80204
Stephen V Martonis blends natural and technological materials in reaction to perceived patterns in the natural world. He questions whether mathematical and scientific laws are governing principles for understanding life, or deceptive readings by the human brain in attempts to define chaos. One of the oldest insects on the planet discovered prime numbers long before humans did. Selective breeding has led to the domesticated silkworm being unable to fly or survive without human care. By carefully selecting material as metaphor, Martonis creates a narrative about the human condition and how it relates to the cycles and stages of the natural world.
About the Artist
Martonis was raised in rural, western New York in the village of Silver Creek. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting from the State University of New York at Fredonia, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from West Virginia University. He currently resides in Longmont, Colorado where he is the Exhibitions Manager for the CU Art Museum and a Lecturer in the Department of Art & Art History at the University of Colorado, Boulder. |
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Stephen V. Martonis
"Cycles and Stages" will be on display at VERTIGO Art Space through November 29th. Join us for the Artist Reception on October 19th, from 6-9pm.
Gallery Talk for Denver Arts Week: Saturday, 3 November 2012, 2 pm.
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