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David Martsolf
United States
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72 pieces
Artist highlights
- Experienced Artist
- Prizewinner
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Artwork framed.
- Dimensions : 34x50in
About this artwork
It is said life is like a carnival. The giant heads on this carnival ride are not meant to generate a response of horror. Rather, each displays a specific emotional response from anger, sorrow and fear, to calm repose and happiness. The artist asks the observer the question, are we really in control of our emotions, or are we rather on a carnival ride where we travel from encounter to encounter, bumping into situations that create certain responses.…
This painting and others from the 1970's and 80's do have darkness, which the artist now freely admits. His sense today is that hard work toward a calmer, more understanding and compassionate state is possible. As an artist my greatest challenge is to build these positive states in the wilderness where monetary success and power is elusive.
David Martsolf
United States
Credentials
- Experienced Artist
- Prizewinner
- Works on commission
« I am amazed by the world, the paradox of its mortality, and our sense of something eternal. I hope to communicate my response to this paradox through my work. »
David Martsolf is an award-winning American artist whose paintings have been featured in solo exhibitions nationally. He describes the universal themes of life and death "viewed through the eyes of amazement" as the main message in his works. In addition, Martsolf's interest in cosmology, as well as the concept of infinity, both physical and metaphysical, are also explored in his diverse compositions. He creates using oils on canvas.
