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America Martin (born 1980) is an American painter and sculptor. Referring to herself as a painting anthropologist,[1] Martin's primary subject is the human form. Her style mixes abstract and indigenous motifs and has been compared to the mid-century masters. She credits her Colombian roots for her aesthetic and tastes.[2] Martin is represented and collected internationally.

America Martin
BornJuly 7, 1980
Los Angeles, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPainter and Sculptor
Websitewww.AmericaMartin.com

Family and early life


America was born in Los Angeles in 1980 to a family of artists. Her uncle is painter Knox Martin; her father is artist, matador, and author Ernest J. T. Martin; her mother is an academic, and her siblings all went on to pursue careers in the arts. She began drawing at age nine after discovering the work of Vincent van Gogh.[3] Shortly thereafter, she began an eight-year apprenticeship with Vernon Wilson, a professor at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. Martin also worked briefly as an actress, notably as Patsy in Disney's The Rocketeer, while attending Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica, California.


Fine art


Martin has worked in a variety of media, including painting, drawing and sculpting in steel and aluminum. She is best known for her large oil and acrylic nude paintings, and is acclaimed for her command of line and color.[4] Of her nudes, art critic Stacy Davies wrote, “Martin’s women are hyper-real… They are solid, immovable, inerasable; they are present. They cannot be dominated, but not because they are angry or violent or ugly, but because they are stoic and centered and complete.”[5] In addition to her female nudes, Martin's subjects include jazz musicians, boxers, Native Americans, street scenes, landscapes and still lives.

In terms of process, Martin uses her whole body when painting, using the length of her arms to control the strokes. Her move to a new studio in Silverlake in 2009 allowed her to experiment with a variety of new media. It has and continues to act as a venue to host a variety of cultural events that support artist and community.[6] She traditionally works in collections- painting and drawing a unique body of work distinct to the location of the exhibition.


Career


Martin has been shown and collected internationally. In 2002, she had her first solo show in Beverly Hills in 2002, and has since been exhibited in solo and group shows. In 2009, she received a residency with the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, with a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. She has been represented in Austin, Laguna Beach, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York City, Ontario, Santa Barbara, Taos and Maine. Since 2017, her work has been displayed in American embassies as a part of the US State Department's Art In Embassies (AIE) program.[7]


Publications


Martin's first book Insouciance was published in 2010 and features paintings and drawings from her early career. Her second book,Yes, features work from 2009 to 2012. Both are published by Snail Press Publications.


References


  1. October 29, Muriel Vega Wednesday; Edt, 2014 03:40 Pm. "America Martin on exploring 'Themes of Humanity'". Creative Loafing. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  2. "Cult Collective". Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  3. "[Exclusive] America Martin on making life her art". EMBRACE YOU. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  4. "America Martin 2020-2022 Works". JoAnne Artman Gallery. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  5. Davies, Stacy. "America Martin Yes: Selected Work from 2009-2012". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  6. Ernest, Dagney C. (2013-08-28). "America's Take on Maine". Camden Herald.
  7. "America Martin – U.S. Department of State". Retrieved 2022-09-27.



Selected press




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