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Artist Statement:
Though the texture of my
work is profoundly influenced
by the colors of the late
Renaissance frescos and modern
art, the content of my art
never abandons the indelible
image of the human form in all
its aspects of life. Thus in
my canvases the aesthetic line
-- a remnant of my sculpture
training -- tends to dominate
over texture; nevertheless,
I'm constantly searching to
blend content and form in a
style that ranges from
"minimal representationalism"
to the effervescent,
evanescent blurring line of
modern -- or what I deem to be
-- two dimensional "imagism".
Due to the subject matter
of my art, I am compelled to
follow the categorical
imperative of the transitory,
infinitesimal moment of human
existence. Thus in my
paintings I celebrate our
"human condition" in which the
trite, insignificant,
most-oblivious moment of our
existence is juxtaposed to the
most profound and metaphysical
one. And side by side I
attempt to unravel the profane
as well as the divine that is
in us; the authenticity of our
being and the empirical
dimension of our existence;
distress and ecstasy; fear and
serenity; evil and goodness.
Such is the human condition,
and this is my art: an
intuitive synchronism of...
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Artist Galleries:
EP-Gallery, Dusseldorf
Mary Bell Gallery, Chicago
Gallery Birmingham,
Birmingham, Michigan
Carmel Gallery, Ottawa
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PETROS MARTIN, Canadian, b. 1951-
EDUCATION:
1975-1976 Academy of Fine Arts, Rome, Professor Fazzini
1977-1980 Academy of Fine Arts, Venice, Professor Cassani
1991 Atelier Georges Masse, Montreal (private study)
EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2001 EP-Galerie, Dusseldorf (forthcoming)
2000 International Engraving Salon, Florian Museum, Romania, invited artist
1999 Galerij Marc van Meensel, Zelem, Belgium
1999 Rebecca Gallery, Toronto
1998 360 Degree Gallery, Toronto
1998 Mary Bell Gallery, Chicago
1997 Aaron Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1997 Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Art Salon '97
1997 Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Image Matrix Print Exhibition
1997 Art Gallery of Peel, Brampton, ON - The Diploma Collection
1997 Praxis Gallery, Toronto - Artists' Choice
1996 Gallery Birmingham, Birmingham, Mich.
1996 Alexander's Gallery, Tampa
1996 S.F. Feinman Gallery, New York, N.Y.
1996 The 4th International Biennial of Miniature Arts, Jugoslavia
1996 John Callahan Gallery, Boston
1996 Gallery Louise Smith, Toronto
1996 Carmel Gallery, Ottawa, ON
1995 Gallery 721, F. Lauderdale
1995 Gallery Birmingham, Birmingham, Michigan
1995 Roberts Gallery, Toronto C.S.P.W.
1995 Int. Exhibition of Prints, Kanagawa, Japan
1994 Carol Jones Gallery, Chicago
1993 Kunsthandel Kugel, Moers, Germany
1993 Franklin Carmichael Art Gallery, Toronto
1993 Sodarco International Art Exhibition, Montreal
1993 Gallery 306, Toronto, 7th open juried art competition - jurors choice award
1992 Kenan Center Gallery, Lockport, N.Y.
1992 Trojanowska Gallery, San Francisco
1991 Gallery 504, Toronto
1991 Muserotic Art Gallery, Toronto
1991 Swan Gallery, Stratford, ON
1991 Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, ON
1988 Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
1987 Del Bello Gallery, Toronto
1985 3rd Biennial, Venetian Artists' Cultural Centre, Venice
1984 Galleria d'Arte IN, Padua, Italy
1983 Museo del Folklore, Rome
1983 Concorso Internazionale d'Arte Bata,Museo Nazionale Leonardo da Vinci, Milan
1982 Ca'Giustinian, Venice
1982 Centro Artistico Culturale Guirnica, Pergini
1981 Palagio di Parte Guelfa, Florence
1981 Centro Culturale Artistico Veneziano
1980 65-Opera Bevilacqua Lamasa, Venice
1980 Accademia delle Belle Arti, Venice
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