Michael Bartmann

Philadelphia, PA

Michael Bartmann

Bartmann is drawn to non-designed, left-over places. He evokes emotion using spatial dimension, atmosphere, and defining architecture. Space is a living thing in these paintings; a tangible, palliable presence. Tension exists among the use of traditional one point perspective, the flat abstract two-dimensional canvas world, and the surface of the paint.

Bartmann is interested more in the journey through the space and paint layers rather than a particular fixed image. He likes the idea that the viewer is free to roam around. Bartmann wants the entire process to show through the final painting. The residue of the previous drawing and painting comes through in the final version.

Fast Facts

Name: Michael Bartmann

Place of Birth: Trenton, New Jersey

Education:
1995-1999 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 4 year Certificate Program,
1982-1987 State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

Notable or memorable instructors or mentors:
Bruce Samuelson

Particular field of study or class work:
Painting

Major influences/admired artists:
J. M. W. Turner, Giorgio Morandi, Anselm Kiefer

Favorite materials or media:
Oil Paint, wood panels, palette knife, straight edge

School or university affiliation (when Convention Center acquired artwork):
Alumni PAFA

Gallery Representation (when Convention Center acquired artwork):
Represented by The Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA , 2004-2015 (gallery closed in 2015)
CityFolk Gallery, Lancaster, PA

the artist