G E N T L E F O C U S

Glenn Goldberg and Tom Martinelli will present new work at Studio light | space in Tucson, AZ. Each painter works with light, color, and atmosphere.

Glenn Goldberg references decorative arts, rugs, banners, tapestries, Danish modern furniture, fetish figures, as well as ancient calligraphy as sources of inspiration, providing his work with a sense of varied cultural eclecticism. Goldberg’s compositions, consciously devoid of a narrative context, allow for the discovery of layered visual references ranging from the decorative arts to childhood imagination. The works are charged with a web of multiple dotted lines that delineate the space in rhythmic waves. The embrace of handmade imperfections continues to play an important role in this body of work.

Tom Martinelli originally hails from New York, where he studied at Hunter College with Ron Gorchov and Sandy Wurmfeld, and has shown with dealer Julian Pretto. He moved to the Santa Fe area in 2006, where he worked with the late Nancy Holt, a founding member of the Earthworks movement. He is a devoted student of meditation, and many of this works have a transcendent, contemplative aura.

The opportunity to see these two artists together in a traditional territorial adobe in Barrio Viejo is not to be missed. This light, these weather conditions. Please contact Beverly to inquire.