MARTINWOJNOWSKI

OriginallyinspiredbytheOldMasters,par3cularlyFlemish,ItalianandFrenchartMar3ndevelopedhisar3s3c“seal”byfollowingan3quedrawingsandpain3ngs.Hispain3ngtechniqueremainstradi3onalwithamoderntwist.Mar3nstudiedartanddesignatLondon’sChelseaCollegeofArtandDesign(nowadaysknownastheUniversityoftheArts).Intheearlynine3esheworkedasanillustratorforwellknownLondoninteriordesigners.AKerproducingaseriesofwater-coloursfortheRomanofffamilyMar3nwascommissionedbyseveralestatestoproducepain3ngsdepic3ngtheirstatelyhomes.FinallygeOngprofuselyboredwiththear3s3crestric3ons(andpatronswhosimplywantedartworkstolook“lovely”)Mar3nfocusedonhisotherinvolvementssuchasfurnituredesign,interiorsandadventurismingeneral.Hisar3s3cdepic3onsinvokeagreatdealofemo3onanddrama;some3meshumourorsimplyaninteres3ngcombina3onofcolours.Elusiveanddark,thecanvasesillustratestoriesweallwanttobepartof–atleastinadreamyhallucina3on.Mar3nreferstohisworksas"frozenslicesoflife".Fullofcharacterandindividuality,Mar3n’sartworkshavefewcontemporaryanalogies.Theinspira3onderivesfromMar3n’scomplexlifeexperiences,hisdiverseprofessionalcareer,involvements,extensivetravelandinterac3onwithpeopleofcontras3ngbackgroundsandcultures.AlthoughMar3nhasbeenlivinginDubaisince2005hispain3ngsareappreciatedmostlybycollectorsintheU.S.Canada,Italy,France,U.K.andRussia.

“RedS3le\os”“EarlyEvening”

“MidnightDrizzle”

“SolitudeisPower”

“ChangeofHeart”

“Timeless”

“Life’sFullofSurprises”

“MidnightInOdessa”“TheGun”

“Monarch”

“Pyramid”

“FigurewithBriefcase”

“SolitudeisPower”

“Rain”

“Ropemen2”“Ropemen1”

“Holster”

“Morocco”“Market”

“Winter”

“HomeSweetHome”

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