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Artists of the Month
Marek Zyga

     When I was in Santa Fe in February, I had as good a time as I could. A few days before I left for New Mexico, I developed a cold. It wasn't terrible, but my sinuses were giving me fits. When I made it to Santa Fe, its elevation became somewhat of an issue since I was having trouble breathing anyway. A cold, 7,000 foot elevation, and me being out of shape made for a long stay. I did manage to see a lot of cool things thanks to my friends Brenda and Carson. I had great food, went to a stellar farmer's market, met new friends Octavio and LeeAnn, toured some movie sets at Santa Fe Studios, and wandered into a wonderful exhibit of Picasso's works at the LewAllen Modern Galleries. I had a chat with the curator and had a look at the other works they had on display. While most were quite inspiring, one artist had me wanting to see more. His name was Marek Zyga. While his work reminds me of previous Talking Simian Artists of the Month, Sukhi Barber and Woodrow Nash, he brings a different element to his work that hits close to home. I love including text in my own artwork and Marek integrates them masterfully into his sculptures.
     Marek is a self-taught artist, which is cool. Sometimes having formal training can help you master certain media. But I feel some trial and error can expose you to new ways to use clay, paint, wax, or whatever you have on hand, "Happy Accidents" as our friend Bob Ross used to say. This guy has done some great work through experimentation. One thing that he explains is that he doesn't start out with a drawing of the sculpture that he's planning. He just starts in with some clay and lets it evolve toward the thing that he has in his head. When the main form is done, he adds angobas (light or thin layers of clay or porcelain), pigments, and glazes. The end result is what you see below. And what's below is simply fantastic. Nice work, M.Z. If you would like to see more of Marek's work, visit his online gallery at 
www.marekzyga.com/en. You can also see his work at various galleries all over the world. Enjoy.
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Marek via Vlask.com
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Marek via Bobrzanie.com
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Take All
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Shades of a Cool Head
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The Shape of the Figure
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Ikarus
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Jumper
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Give Me Something
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Take All
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The Nest
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It Had To Be You
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Walking Couple
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Young At Heart
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You're Not Alone
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You Have Got A Friend In Me
Previous Artists of the Month
The list below is either linked to the artist's webpage or to my review which has a link to their webpage. Either way, it would be awesome if you went to check out more of these artist's works. It's worth a look.
October 2014 - Adam Martinakis
November 2014 - Peter Gric
December 2014 - Lara Zankoul
January & February 2015 - James C. Lewis
March 2015 - Thomas Dodd
April 2015 - Nick Bibby
May 2015 - Morgan Sorne
June 2015 - Andrew Salgado
July 2015 - Seung Mo Park
August 2015 - Max Eremine
September 2015 - Javier Marin
October 2015 - Lee Krasner
November 2015 - Street Artists
December 2015 - Diane Arbus
January 2016 - Chuck Close​
February 2016 - Marion Costentin
March 2016 - Tom Shropshire
April 2016 - Nathan Neufeld
May 2016 - Alexander Yakovlev
June 2016 - Anne Von Freyburg​
July 2016 - Gil Bruvel
August 2016 - Woodrow Nash
September 2016 - I.M. Pei
October & November 2016 - Diego Fazio (DiegoKoi)

December 2016 - Katerina Belkina
January 2017 - Graffmatt
February & March 2017 - Mitch Brookman
April & May 2017 - Sukhi Barber
June & July 2017 - Mara Light
August - December 2017 - Albrecht Dürer
​January-March 2018 - Frida Castelli
​April - May 2018 - 
José Rodolfo Loaiza Ontiveros
June - Sept 2018 - The Art of Rock: Concert Posters
Oct - Dec 2018 -Earth Artists
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Jan - April 2019 - Vadim Dolgov
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