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Words: Morgan Febrey
Mario Zoots is a dick. One of those guys that’s good at everything he
does... And he does everything. He is a well known graffiti writer, his
bands, Men in Burka and Modern Witch (both on Bandcamp), were
solid, he’s a successful fine artist, a college professor, DJ/video DJ,
and I’m probably spacing something. Point being, he gets it. To be
good at that many things, there’s an understanding that transcends
any medium. An innate sense of form and composition.
The style of his recent work is very recognizably unadorned and
straightforward. Mario’s work has zero excess. Every shape and
sparing use of color serves to the balance. Carrying collage one step
further, you’ll see his magazine cover pieces as well. Transforming
media by removing elements. Trimming it down to his own
composition. Again, no excess and even less than before.
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