b. 1954, United States

Chris Martin Biography

Working from a heterogeneous array of cultural traditions, Chris Martin (b. 1954, Washington, D.C.) makes paintings that serve as living documents of the eternal present. He privileges stylistic diversity and immediacy over predetermined aesthetic ideas, generating an art that can be as primal as it is knowing, as vibrantly joyful as it is meditative and hermetic. He has experimented with non-art materials, non-traditional installation, and extreme scale.

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For this reason, Martin's career is characterised by an evolution of thematic cycles rather than strictly linear development. The overt influences—musical, spiritual, and art historical—that appear throughout his work are acknowledgments of his desire to return to a common well, or universally accessible source of inspiration. Martin is a revered and influential figure in the artistic community in Brooklyn, New York, where he has been based since the 1980s.

Chris Martin has been the subject of solo exhibitions at venues worldwide, including Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin (2015); Rectangle, Brussels (2015); Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Germany (2011); and Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (2011). Recent group exhibitions include Black Light, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Spain (2018); Animal Farm, Brant Foundation Art Study Center, Greenwich, Connecticut (2017); and Thinking Out Loud: Notes on an Evolving Collection, The Warehouse, Dallas (2017). His paintings are included in the permanent collections of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Contemporary Art Denver; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among other museums. Paintings, a career-spanning monograph, was published by Skira in 2017. Martin lives and works in Brooklyn and the Catskills, New York.

Text courtesy David Kordansky Gallery.

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Untitled by Chris Martin contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, mixed media
Chris Martin Untitled, 2021 Acrylic, glitter, collage and sequins on canvas
147.3 x 121.9 cm
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Grassland Sunset (Zebras) by Chris Martin contemporary artwork mixed media
Chris Martin Grassland Sunset (Zebras), 2019 Oil, acrylic, glitter, collage on canvas
195.6 x 162.6 x 5.1 cm
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Superbloom (Night) by Chris Martin contemporary artwork painting
Chris Martin Superbloom (Night), 2019 Oil and acrylic on canvas
194.9 x 167 x 5.1 cm
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Amy Winehouse (Gold) by Chris Martin contemporary artwork mixed media
Chris Martin Amy Winehouse (Gold), 2019 Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
215.9 x 188 x 4.4 cm
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Untitled by Chris Martin contemporary artwork works on paper
Chris Martin Untitled, 1986 Ink on paper
19.5 x 25.5 inches
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Ace by Chris Martin contemporary artwork painting
Chris Martin Ace, 1988 Acrylic and collage on paper
15.25 x 11.75 inches
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Untitled by Chris Martin contemporary artwork painting
Chris Martin Untitled, 1987 Acrylic on paper
12 x 9 cm
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Untitled by Chris Martin contemporary artwork painting
Chris Martin Untitled, 1988 Acrylic on paper
12 x 9.5 inches
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