艺术家: Richard Martinez

Exhibition Title: 不断上升的 & 滑翔

Exhibition 日期: September 16 to October 31

讲座: October 3, 3 pm in P201

接待: October 3, following the lecture

不断上升的 & 滑翔 is an exhibition that features a selection of works by artist Richard Martinez (1965-2020). The artwork in this show expresses a deeply personal visual language that intertwines culture, 艺术历史, and the pure act of painting. The shaped paintings create a connection between baroque and Hispanic cultural elements while simultaneously referencing Modernist painters like Frank Stella and Elsworth Kelly. The artwork is primarily non-representational and does not lead to a specific or singular narrative, but rather allows for each individual to freely explore the possibilities of meaning that can arise by experiencing the work.

In an artist statement for the 2018 exhibition entitled Poetics of Place at Walla Walla University, Martinez said this about his work and process, “对我来说, it has been tension between a few things like; subjectivity/objectivity, Hispanic/Western cultures, ornate/Modernist painting and shaped canvas, objects/invisible windows. Living as a Mexican-American in this time and place has been influential. Tension between fitting into community and being “us” is always there. Many customs like language, stories, food always provides alternative ways of seeing.”

Richard Martinez (1965-2020) grew up in the Pacific Northwest and earned a BFA from Southern 俄勒冈州 University, and an MFA from the University of 加州, 戴维斯. At the time of his passing, Richard was an Associate Professor of painting at Whitman College, in Walla Walla, WA. Before this he was an Associate Professor of painting at the University of 德州 at 圣安东尼奥.

Highlights of his exhibition history include solo shows at galleries in Houston, and 圣安东尼奥, 德州, as well as Portland, 俄勒冈州, and Sacramento, 加州.  His work has also been featured in numerous group exhibitions across the United States.  Notable exhibitions and features include 德州 Biennial 2011, 奥斯丁, TX, Magnetic Fields, at SW School of Art, 圣安东尼奥, TX, and Divergent Strategies, Bush Barn Art Center, 萨勒姆, OR, Artist Trust Fellowship Award and the periodical New American Paintings.

Gallery Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 8 am to 8 pm 
Friday: 8 am to  noon 

The Esvelt Gallery would like to thank the AS网赌正规真人实体在线平台 for their support.

For more information, please email the 网赌正规真人实体在线平台 Gallery Director at gallerydirector@goldrainbow.net.