MARS-1

Mario Martinez (aka MARS-1) 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.

The artist’s signature style of vast, abstracted, quasi-extraterrestrial looking landscapes 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.

Themes explored range from very scientific to more esoteric phenomena. From theoretical physics, metamorphosis and collective consciousness, to ufology and examining possibilities of otherworldly principles, the relative link between physical and life sciences are applied throughout. Transitional energies, natural multiplicity, helixes and spontaneous biological occurrences all come together, forming imagery with hypotheses beyond the scope of modern technology.

Selected Works

Mars-1

Merchandise

ARTISTS

Ralph Steadman

Ralph Steadman

Rick Griffin

Rick Griffin

Roger Dean

Roger Dean

Colin Prahl

Colin Prahl

Damon Soule

Damon Soule

Freyja Dean

Freyja Dean

Jacaeber Kastor

Jacaeber Kastor

Justin Lovato

Justin Lovato

Leighton Kelly

Leighton Kelly

Leans

Leans

Mars-1

Mars-1

Oliver Vernon

Oliver Vernon

SebastiAn Wahl

SebastiAn Wahl

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