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Marie Martin
www.marie-martin.com
martin.art@mac.com
Marie is an artist specializing in creating rich, expressive surfaces. Influenced by artists such as Richard Diebenkorn, Mark Rothko and Wolf Kahn, she implements the sophisticated core elements found in their work.
Marie believes those who view her art will be rewarded with a soul-moving experience. Gazing deeply into her pieces will reveal layer upon layer of texture created by intense color combinations, often intermixed with metallics. A review of her body of work will reveal a wide variety of colors, shapes and textures.
Her artistic goal is to enhance lives by causing dynamic viewer reactions through use of saturated surfaces. Her hope is to convey the power inherent in color and texture so that people feel a range of emotions while viewing her work.
Color is a catalyst for a wide range of emotional responses: attraction, joy, comfort, aggression, unrest, to name only a few. Color plays an important role in the continuation of life. Birds’ feathers, eye color, body blushing—are all powerful sparks. Specific colors have proven effects on behavior, including red as agitator, blue as soother, yellow as uplifting. Marie’s sophisticated metallic surfaces with high contrast elements cause viewers to experience ancient as well as contemporary environments.
If, in her daily pursuit to create moving pieces, Marie manages to evoke emotions associated with comfort, joy, surprise, hope, healing or promise, then she is satisfied. If her work can be restorative or nurturing, then she believes her quest to create that next painting is valuable.
The majority of Marie's artwork is executed in acrylic paint on canvas.
EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
2009 SCA Project Gallery, Pomona, CA “Laugh, Drink, Cry” –awarded 2nd prize
2009 ASID Design Tour, Newport, CA
2009 Bistango Gallery Studio “The Show Must Go On” Irvine, CA
2008 The Neighborhood Cup Art Gallery, Aliso Viejo, CA (solo show)
2008 Sarnoff Court Reporters & Legal Technologies, Corporate Gallery, San Diego
2008 Coastline Community Art Gallery (Drawing Extended) Huntington Beach, CA
2008 Wells Fargo “Bank on Art” –Community Arts Project & SoCal Artists, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 Women for Women International (Fundraiser/Silent Auction) Del Mar, CA
2008 Aliso Viejo Library, Aliso Viejo, CA (solo show)
2008 Judicate West, Corporate Gallery Installation, Santa Ana, CA
2008 Merrill Corporation Corporate Gallery, permanent collection, Irvine, CA
2008 Long Beach Arts, “A Celebration of Color,” Long Beach, CA
2007 Lauryn Taylor Gallery, Carmel, CA “Holiday Lites” (group show)
2007 2nd City Council Gallery, Long Beach (“Dia de Los Muertos”) - 3rd in show.
2007 Bistango Gallery Studio “Fall Art Show” Irvine, CA
2007 (&2005) HB Art League, Huntington Beach -3rd in oils/acrylics
2006 Signature Café, Irvine, CA (solo show)
2006 Borders Bookstore Crystal Court South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA
2005 Huntington Beach City Hall, Huntington Beach, CA (solo exhibition)
2005 Marriott Hotel, Fashion Island, Newport Beach, CA
2005 Whittier Law School, Santa Ana, CA (solo exhibit)
2005 Long Beach Arts “National Juried Exhibition” Long Beach, CA
AFFILIATIONS
Southern California Artists, 2nd City Council Gallery,
PRESS COVERAGE
Los Caballeros News “On the Move”, “Painting and Pilates”, June 2008 OC Register, “Avid Painter, Marie Martin”, by Eva Kilgore, May 2008 Long Beach Press Telegram, “Off the Beaten Path” by Shirle Gottlieb, January 2008 * None of the artworks may be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Artist
