Dylan Martorell – Infinights & Hinteredacts
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Melbourne based artist and musician Dylan Martorell uses an organic procedural method to build up complex mythologies using ‘structural building blocks of nature as a reference point’. Mostly drawn in ink, incredible complex filigree structures contain animals and other worldly people that betray his influences including occult material. Aleister Crowley, psychic self-defence manuals and witchcraft miscellany infuse his work. The other side of the coin seems to be an interest in the accounts of explorers and naturalists – the two interests combine convincingly in his drawings. At times the imagery almost becomes unsettling as it combines with excellently executed complexity. Also of interest are his related sculptures and metal-musical drawings.
