Cameron Martin (artist)

Cameron Martin (born 1970) is an American contemporary artist. Martin is Co-Chair of the Painting Department at the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College[1]. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Cameron Martin
Born1970
Seattle, Washington, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationBrown University
Known forPainting

Early life and education

Cameron Martin was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1970. He received a B.A. in Art and Semiotics from Brown University in 1994. He continued his studies at the Whitney Independent Study Program in 1996.[2] In the early 90s, Martin maintained a short career as a professional skateboarder. In 1990-1991, he belonged to the Bones Brigade, a team that notably included Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, and Steve Caballero.[3]

Work

Cameron Martin first became known for his depictions of meticulously rendered landscape paintings informed by semiotics.[4] In a conversation between the artist Amy Sillman and Martin, Sillman notes that, “It is almost impossible to know whether they are paintings or screen prints, or printed prints, or prints with paintings over them”.[2] Where the image exists, and how it exists, are questions repeatedly asked in Martin’s work.[2]

In an essay by the artist Dike Blair on Martin’s work, he describes the relationship to time, and the unfolding events within the image, he writes, “like all of Martin’s, [they] are steeped in romanticism; yet just as clearly they are products of an analytic eye and mind, and a trained and restrained hand".[5]

In 2014, Martin’s paintings pivoted towards abstraction.[6] Martin's work in abstraction has been cited as painting “committed to the experience of painting, with unorthodox techniques, and mesmerizing surfaces.”[7] Martin's current paintings explore the aesthetic of virtual technologies, drawing comparisons to Op Art, and the light patterns of contemporary electronic devices such as portable screens, tablets, and smart phones.[4]

Exhibition history

In 2004, Martin’s work was exhibited in the Whitney Biennial.[2] Institutional exhibitions include the Philbrook Museum of Art, the Saint Louis Art Museum, and most recently in 2017 at the University Art Museum at SUNY Albany[6]. Martin’s solo show at the University Art Museum in Albany in 2017 exhibited his recent turn towards abstraction. [6]

Collections

Recognition
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gollark: MP4 is not even a very good container.

References
  1. "Cameron Martin Faculty Page, Bard College". Bard College. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "Van Doren Waxter, Cameron Martin". Van Doren Waxter. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. "Past Life - via 1991 Magazine". Quartersnacks.com. 1991 Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. Shane, Robert. "CAMERON MARTIN: ABSTRACTS AND RETICULATIONS". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. Blair, Dike. "Cameron Martin by Dike Blair". Bomb Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. "CAMERON MARTIN: ABSTRACTS". University at Albany, State University of New York. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. Lindquist, Greg. "CAMERON MARTIN with Greg Lindquist". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. "Search the Collection | Cleveland Museum of Art".
  9. "Cameron Martin – Artists – eMuseum". art.seattleartmuseum.org.
  10. "Mia Collections, Cameron Martin". Minneapolis Institute of Art. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  11. "Remission". Saint Louis Art Museum.
  12. "Cameron Martin". Art in Embassies U.S Department of State. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  13. "Cameron Martin". whitney.org.
  14. "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Cameron Martin".
  15. Foundation, Joan Mitchell. "Artist Programs » Artist Grants". joanmitchellfoundation.org.
  16. Martin, Cameron; Art, Philbrook Museum of (May 19, 2006). "Focus 3: Cameron Martin". Philbrook Museum of Art – via Google Books.
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