Chuck Martens
Artist, Photographer, Glasses-Wearer
Chuck Martens (b.1997, Minneapolis) is an artist trained in photography. Inspired by classic paintings, he creates landscape and abstract works with an attention to color, light and composition. Through an iterative process, he produces photographic work that is at once familiar and imaginary.
Artist Statement:
As I walk outside I constantly look at how the light shows up in my environment, which colors stand out, how forms interact and the character of each texture. With attention to these elements, I photograph natural scenery and man-made structures that strike me while wandering through cities and countrysides. Each captured image becomes the armature for me to digitally edit color, shadow and light, definition and crop. I continue to make and undo these adjustments until the final photograph renders the same beauty and intrigue I encountered on my walk.
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