Martin Kuntz: High Times/Low Life

Martin Kuntz is part of a generation of artists who grew up in the Internet age, a generation that from birth has been bombarded with visuals and advertisements. These visuals are rife with meaning, but have become void of consequence due to their overwhelming and pervasive nature in everyday life.
Kuntz explores this visual chaos to examine how these images have structured his own values system as well as that of a generation of Americans. He considers this new work through the lens of various social issues including gender roles, masculinity, violence, excessive wealth, and death. The large scale paintings include realistic renderings of some of the most iconic images from his childhood composed in a seemingly disorderly collage style. By utilizing the layering advantages of acrylic, and the saturation and deep modeling potential of oils, this body of work looks to mimic the cacophonous noise of everyday life.

Martin Kuntz is an American artist living and working in Indianapolis, Indiana. Born in the mid 80s in Vlissingen, The Netherlands, he moved to his Hoosier home at the age of 2 years old. He graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland in 2008 with a BFA in Painting. He continues to work and show in various galleries in and around the Midwest.

Martin Kuntz: High Times/Low Life will be on view at Gallery 924 through August 25, 2017
For more information and for hours visit indyarts.org/gallery924.​