09/24/2026
Doppler Effect: New Work by Marty Nash is on now!
Exhibition Dates:
September 17 to October 24, 2026
Artist’s Statement:
I titled this exhibition, “Doppler Effect,” because the images reminded me of the deep reds and bright oranges of weather maps, and the colors and shapes moving across a monitor of an ultrasound (…an unborn fetus or beating heart.) I also saw it as a metaphor for perception. The work’s sense shifts based on one’s perspective when approaching, as with sound waves. Meaning is mitigated by time—literally and historically, as one looks at what is before them—either quickly and up close or slowly and from a distance.
Aspiring to produce moments ofaesthetic arrest (Joseph Campbell), the literal representation of the work seems less important than its abstract shape, gesture, occupation of space or speed of the mark making. I am continually inspired by a small cadre of familiar shapes, colors, and expressions of line—derived from both recognizable and non-literal references. The images I create illustrate my interest in giving presence to a form.
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