MARLO BARTELS

MEDIUM

Sculpture

ARTIST STATEMENT

I have been producing and installing permanent ceramic sculpture, mosaics, murals and functional art for cities, institutions and personal clients since 1977. I use welded steel, polystyrene, and composite materials to support my unique ceramic shapes.

ARTIST BIO

Marlo Bartels has been producing and installing permanent ceramic and stone sculpture, mosaics, pictorial murals and functional art for cities, institutions and personal clients since 1977. He works with ceramic tile, terrazzo & stone; shaping, forming and glazing the clay elements by hand. With the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., he has developed new techniques for fabricating furniture and sculptures, using tile facings on ferro-cement with polystyrene substrates. His work includes sculpture, indoor and outdoor walls, fountains, floors and functional art and features durability and low-maintenance. Colors are myriad, non-fading and resistant to graffiti.