Artist Review: Adam Martinakis

For Adam's piece titled "Roots of Fire", and many of his other works is the synthesis of sharp cutaway lines with the smooth and subtle engraved lines throughout the main focus. I particularly enjoy the material he chose for the "skin". It's a concrete-like material with a wonderful looking bump map and slight gloss and specular. The composition of this piece even follows a gentle curve as does the details.

In his next piece, "Fatal", we see the subtle etching again accept this time with a slight bevel or smoothing to them. Personally, I enjoy this style more but it convey a different impression than the former piece; almost as if the face and hands were composed of many of thousands of planes skewed in both size and curvature. Lastly, his use of depth of field helps to add a strong sense of reality and hyperrealism.

Somewhat similar to the first piece listed, "Baptized By Fire" conveys a powerful feeling especially since the giant man at the left looks to have inflicted this blaze upon himself. The detail of the vines and the complexity of the background make for a stunning synthesis and adds a certain sense of depth to the scene.

Continuing with the theme of fragmentation, "truEnd" uses a stunning element of motion blur to convey an action of shattering. This is by far the most active and kinetic work of the other 3 listed.

Lastly, "The Dark Matter" is composed in a completely different style than the other 4. While being similar to a wireframe, what truly amazes me is the randomness of line occurrence and density throughout the piece. Looking closely, the material almost has an extruded and paint look giving it a large amount of tangibility and realism.