R. Mertens

Biography

R. John Mertens is an artist and recording engineer. His interests combine Post-Modernism, Post-Minimalism, Post-structuralism and the Post-Apocalypse. His work is characterized as sound, fiber, performance installations; which function to question forms of pedagogy, interaction, folklore, historicity, and contemporary craft. He has shown nationally and internationally with recent solo and group exhibits at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland OR, the Dennos Museum Center, Muskegon Art Museum, Ann Arbor Art Center, MOCA in Virginia Beach and Scythia Arts Center in Kherson, Ukraine.

Research Interest

Fiber Arts and Weaving