Chromaforms
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Martin Taylor
Sculptor · Large-scale installation and fine art · Based in Paris and California
Martin graduated from The University of California at Berkeley with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. While working as a hardware prototyping engineer at Apple Martin became interested in using origami techniques to quickly create structures from flat, laser-cut parts. The metal origami techniques developed by Martin allow intricate contemporary forms to be rendered from metal with the same efficient elegance as paper.
Martin calls his sculptures “Chromaforms,” a combination of the greek word “Chroma” (meaning color) and form. For Martin, sculpture is the act of carefully placing geometric facets to reflect light so as to express meaning.
Curriculum Vitae
Galleries
- The Post Gallery
- Big Sur, California
- The Studio Shop Gallery
- Burlingame, California
- Chris Winfield Gallery
- Carmel, California
- Aerena Gallery
- Napa, California
Installations
- 2026
- La Chispa, Sant Antoni de Pomany, Ibiza, Spain
- 2025–26
- Big Art Loop, San Francisco, CA
- 2024–25
- Downtown Vacaville, Vacaville, CA
- 2024
- Texas Eclipse Festival, Burnet, TX
- 2023
- Burning Man, Black Rock Desert, NV
- 2023
- Art with Me, Key Biscayne, FL
- 2022
- Burning Man, Black Rock Desert, NV
- 2020
- Okeechobee Festival, Okeechobee, FL
- 2019
- Rainbow Serpent Festival, Lexton, Victoria, Australia
- 2019
- Canal Convergence, Scottsdale, AZ
- 2019
- Lightning in a Bottle, Bradley, CA
- 2019
- Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
- 2018
- Lightning in a Bottle, Bradley, CA
- 2018
- Intergalactic Art Car Festival, Las Vegas, NV
- 2018
- Treasure Island Music Festival, San Francisco, CA
- 2017
- Burning Man, Black Rock Desert, NV
- 2017
- Treasure Island Music Festival, San Francisco, CA
- 2017
- Electric Daisy Carnival, Orlando, FL
Exhibitions
- 2025
- Western Lights Festival, Reno, NV
- 2024
- Napa Lighted Art Festival, Napa, CA
- 2023
- Napa Lighted Art Festival, Napa, CA
- 2019
- Canal Convergence, Scottsdale, AZ
- 2019
- BLOWUP!, Bedford Gallery, Livermore, CA
- 2018
- Toronto Light Art Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2018
- NightLife, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
- 2018
- GLOW, The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
- 2017
- Social Science Group Show, San Diego, CA
Grants & Awards
- 2023
- Burning Man Honorarium — Touch the Sky
- 2022
- Burning Man Honorarium — Seed of Dreams
- 2018
- Burning Man Honoraria — Cosmic Voyager, Re-Cyclone