Knox Martin
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Knox Martin, is an American painter, sculptor and muralist. He is known as a "Second generation" Abstract Expressionist. Born in 1923 in Barranquilla, Colombia, he studied at the Art Students League of New York from 1946 till 1950. He is currently a visiting lecturer and artist.[1] He is one of the leading members of New York School - a group of artists and writers. He lives and works in New York City.
"Art is at its cutting edge out of a specific lineage - the creation of reality. The subject matter of what I do, is creation." - Knox Martin (1999).[2]
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[edit] Work
His work is included in the collections of Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden[3], Brooklyn Museum of Art, National Academy of Design, New York University, Montclair Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Baltimore Museum of Art, Israel Museum and the Bibliotheque Nationale.
One of his murals in New York City is the ten story Venus (mural).[4] It is located on the south side of Bayview Correctional Facility at 19th Street and the West Side Highway.[5]
[edit] Style
Working mainly in the form of abstract expressionism, the artist is best known for his repertory of signs and symbols that allude to nature and, in particular, to the female form. Flatly and freely painted in Pop colors, they have often been executed on a grand scale, as in the outdoor mural at West Houston and MacDougal Streets in Manhattan.[6] He mostly creates Mural Painting and Sculpture using mediums such as Acrylic, Collage, Fresco, Ink Drawing (Pen and Ink), Mixed-Media/Multi-Media and Oil.[7]
[edit] Teaching
He gives Master Classes at the Art Students League of New York and in 2002 Knox Martin was named to the National Academy of Design.[8] He taught at Yale Graduate School of the Arts, first as visiting critic in art, and then as Professor of Art. He also taught at New York University, the University of Minnesota, and the International School of Art in Umbria, Italy.[9]
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.aslv.org/visitingartists/
- ^ http://www.knoxmartin.com/about.html
- ^ http://hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/search.asp?Artist=Knox+Martin&Title=&Date=&Nationality=&School=
- ^ http://www.newyorkartworld.com/commentary/KnoxMartin-RoadsideVenus.html
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/nyregion/thecity/11venu.html?ex=1328850000&en=8f4515c95db4a18e&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
- ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE1DF1039F933A05755C0A967948260
- ^ http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/search/ArtistKeywords.aspx?artist=32742
- ^ http://www.knoxmartin.com/about.html
- ^ http://www.askart.com/AskART/M/knox_martin/knox_martin.aspx
