USB : Arts at the Sub Arts gallery

Art Works: Creature Comfort 1* COL. STN. 2012 Cellar Door Fisherman’s Craft Ipswich Habitat 78 Cornish Coast The Blizzard Inner Space Race Cosmic Column 1* * numbered Art Works to

become a series of works.

Above Art Works created for the “Nature’s Inspired Landscape’ exhibition at the Sub Arts gallery shown 8th March until 30th March.

Photography / Design and Layout by Martin Carter.

© 2019 Copyright / Martin Carter BA Hons

Martin Studied at Ipswich Art School between 94 to 96.

During this time he had a near death experience (which haunted him and his health for many years) - in times of recuperation his world happened inside his mind - ‘to appreciate small things’ this become his inspiration, to go upon a journey of discovery which evolved into USB : Arts.

Combining a curiosity for Art history, Science and Civilisations, Martin travelled across the globe to explore the similarities between different landscapes and culture.

Taking six characteristics found within nature that connect in a 'cause and effect’, to give the look and feel of an object - to contemplate our observed world history.

The art works created for this show take the viewer on a curious adventure! - take the same journey as the artist to follow down a path toward nature. Which becon's the viewer to experience a therapeutic exploration of the objects that too often go overlooked from our every day landscape. To appreciate the beauty within entropy.

To observe colour and texture upon the surface of a ‘collection’ of things connected to the memories of Martin’s expiditions. To understand effects of weather impaction and human interaction upon the landscape we inhabit. Whilst adding to the art conversation with contemporary thoughts on modern art gone before.

Art Works by Martin Carter on the following pages show (left to right) Art Work Detail, Art work in aspect ratio within a setting, Art Work decription below at page foot.

All Art Works available for sale £ POA (Point of Acquisition).

Enquiries made to Paul Fisk at Subterranean Arts gallery: subterranean.arts@yahoo.co.uk

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What would Darwin do? if he walked along in my shoes?

I wondered would he utilise the collective experience available today through modern understanding, found in (old fashioned) books, TV documentaries or the plethora of Ted Talks to plant his mind with ideas?

To generate thinking centred around our natural world with mankind’s knowledge of the connections between philosophy, chemistry, physics, biology and art.

To look at the world with a view upon colour, texture and composition - to originate a contemporary visual language with elegance to objectify the past.

To plant a seed and to watch it grow over a lifetime.

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Martin Carter #MCusb2010.

Creature Comfort 1 / 2014 - 2019 Medium: Cotton pinned to Polyester Dimensions: 50 x 60 x 5.5 cm Using materials weathered and nurtured by nature over 5 year period, combined with comfort memories in deceased friends sofa.

COL. STN. 2012 / 2012 - 2019 Medium: Weathered Paint on Oak Panel Dimensions: 21 x 132 x 3 cm Oak panel acquired from Colchester Train Station during renovation works - 2012.

See life history on the surface of an object.

Cellar Door / 2013 - 2019 Medium: Painted Oak on OSB Dimensions: 60 x 73 x 7.5 cm Beauty found in the sound of words - inspired by memories of my time at Ipswich Art School (circa 1996), memory of basement exploration.

Fisherman’s Craft / 2014 - 2019 Medium: Painted Oak / Fisherman’s Pants Dimensions: 50 x 60 x 5.5 cm Timbers collected over numerous outdoor expeditions - connected to memories of the weathered fishing boats on Aldeburgh beach.

Ipswich Habitat 78 / 2012 - 2019 Medium: Gallery Wrapped Giclee Dimensions: 50 x 70 x 7.5 cm Exploratory photograph taken during one of many journeys documenting things in Ipswich.

Environmental erosion in office building decay.

Cornish Coast / 2014 - 2019 Medium: Painted Oak Dimensions: 33.5 x 39 x 4.5 cm Weathered Paint on timber, reminiscent of memories seen along the cornish coast whist sketching fishing boats.

The Blizzard / 2016 - 2019 Medium: Corrugated Steel Dimensions: 33.5 x 39 x 4.5 cm Memories of a time (as community carer) cycling through a blizzard to get to elderly patience. We weathered the storm too.

Inner Space Race / 2016 - 2019 Medium: Photo and Weathered Frame Dimensions: 76 x 104 x 6 cm Curious exploration to the centre of a stone, contemplating origin and age of an object.

Reminscent of our expanding celstial sphere.

Cosmic Column 1 / 2010 - 2019 Medium: Wood, Stone, Aggregate Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 50 cm In exploring the Ingenuity of man - a fascination with objects underfoot. Civilizations built upon the earth utilising wood, stone and aggregates.

Nucleus Components Art Styles Medium Catagories

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USB (UNSEENBEAUTY) Colour / Texture / Composition Abstraction / Minimalism / Expressionism Photography / Painting / Print making Inner Space / Hydrogen and Oxygen Delicate Lifeforms / Historic Landscapes Graffiti Nation / Urban Abstraction

Some simple set rules for USB to follow

* Above diagram inspired by 'Copericus' Heliocentrism model of the solar system, the first

instance of Earth shown 'not' at the centre of our Solar system, to chang our perceptions.

So what is ‘Something?’

Start from nothing, this gives us the possibility to build something, anything and everything - but what are things really made of?

Firstly things are known to be made from matter, and matter is made up of molecules. Molecules are made up of things we call atoms and atoms make up all of the elementary particles.

There are four ‘organic’ molecules which make up all earth life.

Zoom in close enough on anything and we can observe that every thing is made up from only seventeen particles, which form three underlying catagories: Quarks, Leptons and Bosons, which group to become protons and neurons.

Quarks and Leptons fuse to make nuclei of atoms. Atoms make everything we see and touch. Whereas Bosons effect what particles can do and how they can do it. The Bosons are governed by four forces, which are understood to be the (known) Rules of the universe.

How can we see things?

Our eyes see the colours of ‘things’ through the electromagnetic spectrum. The colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. But we can only see in a limited colour range (widely believed) because the first form of eyes developed under water, which acts as prism.

Colour information is received by the tiny photoreceptors in the macula (within the retina of our eyes) called ‘Cone’ receptors, these pick up light in Red, Green and Blue wave lengths.

Using an additive colour system, RGB light (when merged) creates millions of possible colours to see, primarily Cyan, Magenta and Yellow. (but printed colours that we see) are printed using CMYK colour.

There are around 7 million Cones found in the retina, as well as other receptors known as ‘Rods’ which total around 120 million, their function is to receive light in tones (black, white and grey) to allow depth.

Rods detect the form and shape of things and are responsible for sight in low light as well as distance.

What is UNSEENBEAUTY - TAoE? The ability to observe millions of different colours, textures and layers within natural composition found in every day places.

Looking at the effects of weather impaction, along with human interaction upon the surface of the things we see all around us.

The surface of things

Human Interaction

Weather Impaction

Natural composition

Textures

Colours Spectrum

Observe

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* Art Work shown above Graffiti Nation 55

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USB: Arts Is informed by our natural world, building upon discoveries uncovered in Martin’s photography work. Everything is connected through cause and effect.

USB: TAoE - ‘The Art of Evolution’ documents elemental shift within our environment to understand the life of the ‘things’ we see and feel.

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