Marcus profile picture

Marcus

cooltimebrother

About Me


I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V3.6 !
"Both commentary and prophecy leap from an assemblage of paintings on scrap wood by Swedish artist, Marcus MÃ¥rtenson"- Raw Vision Magazine
Hellow friende! I am an artist working out of Stockholm Sweden. I grew up and spent most of my time in the united states but managed to escape in a hot air balloon during the Ronald Reagan presidency. When I make my art I start by collecting wood panels and random stuff that I find when Im walking on the city streets. The wood panels are everywhere. I call them urban driftwood. People are always throwing stuff away. The whole consumer society is so crazy. People think they need all this stuff and then everything gets piled away in basements and attics anyway. I love old Russian and Ethiopian churches. They cover the walls with icons. Theres hardly an empty space, just all these wooden icons that are supposed to lead you into the mystery.
See more of my work at http://www.marcusmartenson.com
also check out my blog at http://www.marcusmartenson.com/blog
also check out the performance art group I work with: http://www.myspace.com/thetranzformers
Above is a new photobased installation made with Valeria Montti Colque at Södra Teaterns Kägelbana
Mary sculpture at the Allhelgona church in Stockholm that I made together with Valeria Montti Colque. Photo by Lars Rindeskog
The photo above is of an installation I made together with Valeria Montti Colque at the French Institute in Stockholm
The photo above is from my show together with Valeria Montti Colque at Riche on Birgerjarlsgatan 4 (also see my BLOG for more photos from this show!)
This is the performance art group i work with called The Tranzformers

My Interests

Hair products    Icon painting    Ventriloquism    Americana    My vixen wife   

I'd like to meet:

Soledad Miranda    The bride of Frankenstein    Vampira    Cool Time Brothers    Rod Serling   

Music:

Jerry "The Killer" Lee Lewis    Misfits    Roky Erickson    Townes Van Zandt    Dick Dale   

Movies:

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre    In the mood for love The Apostle    Fletch    Top Secret!

Television:

The twilight zone    Police Squad!    TV fur Alle    Now see this!

Old Betty Boop cartoons

Books:

Players Handbook Cry of the people The book of Exodus Truly tasteless jokes    Grimms fairy tales

Heroes:

Alfred E Neuman    Abraham Lincoln    Chevy Chase    Carl Gustav Jung    Frida Kahlo   

My Blog

New installation at Kägelbanan.

I have produced a new installation together with Valeria Montti Colque that is being shown in the new smoking room at Södra Teaterns Kägelbana in Stockholm. Go and check it out. It will be there till ...
Posted by Marcus on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:46:00 PST

Maria sculpture at Allhelgonakyrkan

Marcus Mårtenson och Valeria Montti Colque har byggt en Mariaskulptur som invigs idag Fredag den 5e oktober i Allhelgonakyrkan vid Skanstull på söder kl. 1800 som en del av deras 10-års jubileum. Kyrk...
Posted by Marcus on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:17:00 PST

New show in Washington at the Artisans on Taylor gallery!

-----------------FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Teresa Verraes-Landis Address: Artisans on Taylor 236 Taylor Street Port Townsend, WA 98368Phone: 360/379-1029 Gal...
Posted by Marcus on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:53:00 PST

Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening

Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening got one of my collages and it is now one of their prizes in their art lottery! Check it out here(its the piece all the way to the right):http://www.konstforeningen.com/...
Posted by Marcus on Tue, 15 May 2007 07:45:00 PST

Review in Raw Vision magazine

This is taken from issue 56 of RAW VISION art magazine, from a review of the Internal Guidance Systems show that I am in from Portland Oregon:"RAW VISON MAGAZINE REVIEW ISSUE .. 56Internal Guidance Sy...
Posted by Marcus on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:24:00 PST

Group show opening in Nashville Febuary 3rd

The group show tour that Im in continues, this time at the TAG art gallery in Nashville, TenesseeINTERNAL GUIDANCE SYSTEMS2006-2008 USA VISIONARY ART TOURA critical cross section from the vanguardof a...
Posted by Marcus on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:43:00 PST

Close ups of some objects from the Machete Miau show

These are close ups of some of the objects that Valeria and I made that where in the Machete Miau show at Riche...
Posted by Marcus on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:26:00 PST

New photos from my show with Valeria at Riche

These are photos of my new show together with Valeria Montti Colque at Riche on birgerjarlsgatan 4. ...
Posted by Marcus on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:38:00 PST

Installation at Urban Outfitters in Stockholm

Im showing an installation at Urban Outfitters new store in Stockholm! Just go to the old movie theater Röda Kvarn on Birger Jarlsgatan and you wont be able to miss it! The art will be there on the se...
Posted by Marcus on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:46:00 PST

Marcus and Valeria team up at Riche as "Machete Miau"

I have teamed up with the great artist Valeria Montti Colque and formed the artistic duo "Machete Miau"! We are showing our brand new art at Riche in the little bar on Birgerjarlsgatan 4!The opening i...
Posted by Marcus on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 02:55:00 PST