Martin Baran

Baran’s art confronts the impermanence of life—its fleeting moments, psychological states, and emotional landscapes.

Through video, painting, journal entries, and immersive environments, Baran creates pieces that reflect the tension between permanence and decay. The works invite viewers to engage with their own relationship to time, loss, and growth, offering no clear answers but instead creating spaces to contemplate the unspoken and the unseen.

At the heart of Baran's work is an exploration of human existence as a dynamic interplay of contradiction and transformation. His sculptures, often made of materials that change or deteriorate over time, reflect the psychological state of changeability, while his videos challenge our understanding of what is real and what is imagined.

Returning after a period of reflection, Baran’s recent work is infused with a new depth of introspection. His art is not only a personal journey through time but also an open invitation to explore how we each experience transformation—through memory, identity, and the narratives we craft.

Born in Czechoslovakia in 1992, Baran began his artistic education at the School of Applied Arts in Kosice, Slovakia, before continuing his studies in Art History at Ch...

- Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic (History of Christian Art)
- School of Applied Arts in Kosice, Slovakia (Restoration and Conservation of Painting techniques)

Residencies
- ‘ Artist Residency ‘, Marrakech, Morocco (April 2016)
- ‘ Artist residency ‘, San Juan, Puerto Rico (March 2017)
- ‘ Artist residency ‘, Florence, Italy (May - June 2018)

Group Shows

- ‘ A Modern High ‘, Janssen Art Space, Palm Springs, CA in conjunction with Palm Springs Modernism
(14 feb - 15 mar 2020)
- ‘ Elements of Time ‘, Janssen Art Space, Palm Springs, CA
(19 oct - 15 nov 2019)
- ‘ Shangri.la ‘, Janssen Art Space, Palm Springs, CA in conjunction with Palm Springs Modernism
(16 feb - 17 march 2019)
- ‘ Eroticity ‘, Janssen Art Space, Palm Springs, CA
(19 jan - 10 feb 2019)
- ‘ Permanent Vacation ‘, Janssen Art Space, Palm Springs, CA (18 oct - 21 oct 2018)
- ‘ 22 Pieces ‘, Janssen Art Space, Palm Springs, CA
(22 sep - 14 oct 2018) - ‘ MOD Squad ‘, Janssen Art Space, Palm Springs, CA
- ‘ Art in Play ‘, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
curated by Betty Brown (oct 2017)
- ‘ Season High ‘, Janssen Art Space, Palm Springs, CA
(16 sep - 26 oct 2017)
- ‘ Conception Art ‘, LA Mother, Los Angeles, curated by
Rachel Wilkins (June 2016)
- ‘ Fragments of Italian Frescoes ‘, Enoteca Centro
Kosice, Slovakia, curated by Rosana Bathoryova
(12 May – 12 November 2016)

Solo Shows
- ‘ DIGITAL DISPLAY ‘, Southern California Reproductive
Center, Beverly Hills, CA
(February 2017 – February 2018); Temporary ...