Dave Martsolf

About

Dave Martsolf was born in 1949 in Manhattan, Kansas. His father and grandfather were professional architects; his mother was a professional photographer. He attended MIT for architecture before earning a Fine Arts degree from UNH. Martsolf identifies as both a "rational and irrational surrealist." His larger works embrace rational surrealism while smaller pieces feature automatic drawings — subconscious explorations created through emptying one's mind of conscious thought.

Rational and irrational surrealism; automatic drawing alongside architecturally structured large works