Marcel Rozek (b.1992) is an abstract artist interested in color relationships and the role of transparency in stain painting.
Originally from Akron, Ohio, and now located in Los Angeles, California, Rozek uses a staining technique pioneered by the early abstractionists and Washington Color School artists to create his richly layered compositions. He aligns himself with these influential artists, most notably Morris Louis, while pushing beyond the technical successes of his predecessors and creating a new branch in the tree of color field painting. He begins with liquefied paint that he has mixed and diluted before pouring it directly onto raw unprimed canvas allowing the paint to generate organic shapes and movement. This method creates puddles of color that overlap and extend into one another while soaking into the canvas. As the colors converge, overlap, and blend they absorb at different rates creating deep, blurry, spectral forms. Rozek considers his work a reflection of himself with each piece carrying a unique message that changes for every viewer. How Rozek’s message translates is a rumination into the viewers own perspective.
“I try to translate depth and intuition to the viewer in the hopes we can have a conversation and a connection,” he says.
In 2017, Rozek earned his bachelors degree in studio art with a minor in drawing and painting from the Myers School of Art in Akron, Ohio. Since completing his undergraduate studies, Rozek has exhibited work with collectors from Istanbul, London, and Amsterdam among others.
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EDUCATION
- The University of Akron, Myers School of Art
BFA Studio Art - 2017
Minor in Painting/Drawing
GALLERIES/EXHIBITIONS
- Weinberger Fine Art - Kansas City, MO
- AbstractMag - New York, NY
- Winston Wächter Fine Art - Seattle, WA
- Circle Culture Gallery - Berlin, Germany
- Arden+White Gallery - New Caanan, CT
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- Myers School Projects Gallery, Akron, OH, 2017
- Summit Art Space, Open Call FRESH Show, 2014 & 2020, Group
- Akron Art Museum, Continuum, 2021, Group
- Circle Culture Gallery, Prima Nova, Berlin, Germany, 2021 Group
- Simard Bilodeau Contemporary, Merging Streams, Los Angeles, CA, 2022 Group
- Glass Rice, In Essence, San Francisco, CA, 2022 Duo
- Circle Culture Gallery, STAIN, Berlin, Germany, 2022 Solo
- Lobster Club, Los Angeles, CA, 2022 Group
- Lobster Club, Miami, FL, 2022 Group
- Arden+White Gallery, Between Floor and Ceiling, New Canaan, CT, 2023 Duo
- Lobster Club, New York City, NY, 2023 Group
- Lobster Club, Los Angeles, CA, 2023 Group
- Arden+White, Untitled Art Fair, Miami, FL, 2023
- Glass Rice, Intersect Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA, 2024
- Glass Rice, Go With The Flow, San Francisco, CA, 2024 Solo
SELECT COLLECTIONS
- LOUIS VUITTON - Istanbul, Turkey
- MET SQUARE - Washington D.C.
- 110 NORTH WACKER BUILDING - Chicago, IL