Concrete Thinking: Abstract Ideas in Heavy form by Michael S. Ortiz

Name: Concrete Thinking: Abstract Ideas in Heavy form by Michael S. Ortiz
Start: 2025-09-05T17:00:00-06:00
Location: 2752 W. Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80904

Schedule

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

2752 W. Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, Colorado 80904 | Colorado Springs, CO

Surface Gallery is excited to announce "Concrete Thinking: Abstract Ideas in Heavy Form by Michael S. Ortiz
Join us for the opening on September 5th, 5-9 pm in The Sluice
The exhibit will be on display through September 26th.
About the exhibit:
The works speak in fragments — of possession, of place, of expression — drawing on the idea that we “have” emotion, memory, rebellion. Through layers, drips, deconstructions, and reassemblies, graffiti is stripped of literalism and rebuilt as abstract energy: an idea given form without needing translation.
About the artist:
Michael graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2014 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting. Michael started as a full-time professional artist working out of his studio in San Antonio. In 2023, Michael relocated his studio to Colorado Springs, Colorado. He enjoys a bright and bold color pallet with a unique approach to traditional subject matter. His goal while producing each piece is to have
fun and let loose. By using a variety of tools he is able to allow his inner child freedom on the canvas. The energetic mark making is the most fun and expressive
approach to the painting process. His enjoyment of paint manipulation and involvement in all the processes allows him to translate loose brushwork and energetic mark making
into fresh and new juxtaposed worlds. He loves the built-up layers on a canvas like on the exterior walls of buildings. The story on the canvas has so much more to it than meets the eye.