Martin Ontiveros
aka. Martinhead Rocks – Oakland, California, United States
Martin Ontiveros’s “Pop Occultism” explores heavy metal imagery, ancient Mesoamerican/Mesopotamian themes, and a slew of imaginative subjects ranging from spooky to surreal. With hardly any formal training, he’s developed a very iconic, diabolical style and built a successful career ranging from the gallery world to album covers, commercial graphics, and even toys and figurines. After 25 years in Portland, OR, he now lives in Oakland with an orange tabby cat Zeus, his wife Nancy, and her orange tabby Ronny Sunshine.
His works have been exhibited in galleries from Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, and New York to outside of the US in Barcelona, Biarritz, Mexico City and Tokyo. He has produced artwork for bands like Motörhead, Mastodon, and Rob Zombie. Vinyl toys have been produced with Gargamel, Kidrobot and Toy Art Gallery.
