With gallery space at a premium in Columbus, artists are finding new and unusual places to exhibit their works.... For silk-screen poster artist Mike Martin, owner of EngineHouse 13, who is currently exhibiting his art at Hal & Al’s bar on Parsons Avenue, the concept of art will always be in the eye of beholder, no matter where it’s found.
“Good work deserves to be viewed, whether it’s in its native habitat or in a gallery,” he said. “I would rather have it at a bar, because it’s the average person, average concert goer and they understand it more.”
Martin, who hails from South Carolina, has created silk-screen posters for the Black Crowes, 311 and Slayer, as well as a T-shirt design for Metallica. His work has been published in eight different art books and can be viewed on display in eight major libraries nationally.