Opening Reception:
Saturday, June 20th, 2026 (6-9pm)
On Exhibition:
June 20th – July 3rd, 2026
Artist Statement:
TEKNO_BEIGE: A VISUAL AFFAIR
The design is displeased, it yearns for an industrial touch. Somewhere between romance and wet cement, self indulgence creeps. Magnificent. Useless. Exactly what you paid for.
Alexandra Stefanec and Justas Marcink began collaborating in 2017 after their painting instructor at MSU Denver encouraged them to share a sketchbook and explore their mutual visual language in design, composition, and visual aesthetics. Their collaborative process is rooted in an ongoing dialogue, with each artist responding to and building upon the other’s motifs, forms, and compositional choices. Through this iterative exchange, ideas evolve into cohesive works that reflect a shared creative vision. Drawing inspiration from industrial design, minimalism, and abstraction, their paintings balance two distinct artistic voices while fostering a unified aesthetic. The result is a body of work that is both dynamic and visually compelling—paintings that celebrate the individuality of each artist while creating something entirely new through collaboration and creative synergy.
About the artists:
Alexandra Stefanec a conceptual painter born in Colorado Springs, Colorado and currently lives and works in Denver. Stefanec’s large-scale works, while abstract in nature, exist as representations of autobiographical subject matter. Her practice utilizes a process of emotional mapping where each painting illustrates the landscape of her personal memories through shape, line, and composition. From the starting point of the circle or orb, Stefanec places herself into her compositions via the symbol of the circle. Containing neither beginning nor end, the circle exists as an elemental form in nature, acting as a stand-in for the protagonist in each painting’s narrative. The circle offers both a point of origin and a grounding subject in planar worlds of non-representational shapes. While form in her paintings vary widely, often swooping, looming, or pressing down on the circular characters in works, there is a coded system of the weight and placement of forms in relation to the self, or circle. Resultant of inward, meditative reflection, Stefanec’s works serve as “acts of resolution,” that she achieves through a process of discovery that painting allows. Though personal memories guide the placement of shapes in each painting, there is a universality communicated in Stefanec’s compositions. The battle between head and heart is fought through a coded visual system, wherein the self is at odds with memory, exploration, and ultimately resolution.
Born in Lithuania and based in Denver, Colorado, Justas Marcink is a contemporary artist whose practice explores the intersection of personal fascination, cultural commentary, and visual communication. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art from Metropolitan State University of Denver and is currently a resident artist at The Temple Studios in Denver’s RiNo Art District. Marcink utilizes art to investigate his enduring obsessions with a diverse range of subjects, transforming curiosity into visually compelling narratives. His work engages themes of identity, irony, and authorship while questioning traditional notions of fine art through the strategic use of appropriation and graphic design. Working primarily in large-scale formats, Marcink creates bold and immersive compositions that immediately capture attention while inviting deeper examination. Beneath their playful and accessible surfaces lie nuanced layers of meaning, often infused with wit, satire, and tongue-in-cheek commentary. Through this dynamic balance of visual impact and conceptual depth, his work encourages viewers to reconsider familiar imagery and engage with the complexities embedded within contemporary culture.