Geologist by training, Vityk will explain how, long fascinated by the intricate textures and colors of rock, he began to create “Lava” series in 2013, the first of the Outcrops series. Named by geologists to describe an exposed section of bedrock on the Earth’s surface, outcrops are invaluable to scientists as they reveal hundreds, thousands and even millions and billions of years of geologic evolution. Outcrops become visible through the slow process of erosion, movement along fault lines, or sudden display brought about by manmade road cuts. Experimenting with foam and enamels, Vityk has developed a technique--durable but surprisingly light weight--that creates textures amazingly reminiscent of living rock formations. These textures ooze and flow, suspended on large-scale canvases as if at any moment they may succumb to the forces of gravity and drip from the wall.