“P A S S E N G E R S”, Paintings, drawings and mixed-media with sticks-and-mud, live music by Lucio Menegon February 15, 2007

M A R T I N W E B B
“P A S S E N G E R S”
Paintings, drawings and mixed-media with sticks-and-mud, live music by Lucio Menegon

Opening Artist Reception
Saturday February 17th 2007, 6pm-9pm
Show runs 02/15/2007 through 03/15/2007

"I grew up in England. Whilst the other kids were playing cricket I was drawing pictures and making things out of sticks and mud. In many ways little has changed.” -- Martin Webb
Have you ever flown over England? The entire country is a very beautiful patchwork of fields, roads and towns. By contrast, the western US looks very different. Here, there are vast swathes of raw untamed landscape with small pockets of crazy man-made geometry. Visually, it’s a compelling combination especially the hinterlands where man and nature duke it out.
These paintings are reflections on traveling through such landscapes, and the thoughts and feelings those travels stirred in the artist. As passengers, we presume that we are passing though, and the land is just waiting to take over once we're gone.
The people featured in Martin Webb’s “Passengers” exhibit aren’t posed. Instead, they are depicted in transition as they move from one place to another – much like the landscapes they pass through, they’re in flux. Some are drawn from real life, some from photographs. and some from memory.
As an art director Webb designs and produces artwork for concrete floors, which gives him the opportunity to work on a massive scale - "canvases" up to 40,000 square feet. He works throughout the United States collaborating with architects, designers and furniture makers. www.quicksandstudio.com

Lucio Menegon is a guitarist, improviser, composer, collaborator and sonic artist. His music can be abstract and is always cinematic and works exceptionally well with Webb’s artwork, and he will be performing live for the opening reception. His style encompasses rock 'n' roll, blues, country, punk and experimental music. www.kingtone.com

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