presents
Artwork by Frank Martinez

Frank Martinez is a stencil artist that has lived in Louisville for almost 3 years. Using such tools as an X-acto knife and aerosol paint he has created a number of large scaled works around town, most notably the images of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King that were on the former Legal Graffiti Wall on Market Street. Frank's work can also been seen on the walls at Third Street Dive and has recently been exhibiting at Clay Buffet Gallery.

From a distance his work is bold and reads like a Pop art billboard, but up close one can view the pain staking details of shading and "paint by numbers" like gradation that can only be achieved by the hand of a true craftsman through several layers of process. A collection of his recent works is on display in the Bridge Gallery at Mellwood Art Center now through May 16, 2008

an artist's reception is scheduled April 25th 6-9pm