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Artist Statement -



I call myself a Directivist and I paint with deliberate intent.

My paintings are primarily non-representational. They are inspired by energy, movement, sound or common things. I express this through large broad brushstrokes, washes of colour and layered drips of paint. I work mostly large scale; five by seven feet or larger. I often work in dark tones or bright colours. The paintings can be concrete or random in their composition, linear or sculptural in their presence. It is the contrast that I find most interesting.

My paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Vancouver, Toronto and New York. They are included in public, corporate and private collections.

I was born in London, England. I graduated from the Experimental Arts department at The Ontario College of Art ( Now called The Ontario College of Art & Design ) in Toronto, Ontario Canada.

I am painting The Olympians. The Greek Gods -Apollo, Zeus and Poseidon and others. See www.martabaricsa.com for more images.

Artist Exhibitions




In Canada

Big Juicy Brushstrokes. 2008
View Art Gallery, Victoria, BC.

Diversity the Journey. 2008
Canvas Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Art Gallery, 2003 - present
Art Rental and Sales Gallery.

Exhibit Gallery, Vancouver, BC

Art + Soul Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2002

Jacana Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2002- 2004

Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, University of Toronto. 1997

Tangle Gallery, Toronto 1992

In the US

Artists Space, NYC. Night of 1000 Drawings. 2002- 2007

Post Postcard 10, 11. Los Angeles and San Francisco 2005-2007

etc....
Paintings in Movie and TV ( art rented for movies and TV )
Firewall ( with Harrison Ford - he is a great actor and I love America! )
The 4400
L Word
Fallen
Chaos
The Butterfly Effect 2
Men in Trees
Hollow man 2
Catwoman
John Doe
Life or something like it
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Artist Publications



Here are some selections of letters I received from directors of galleries and museum curators who were kind enough to take the time to write me back about my paintings. I list some of these below with much appreciation and respect for the great work they do. Thank you!

"Your non-narrative paintings evoke contemporary Japanese calligraphy."
Nato Thompson, Curator MASS MoCA

"Your work appears to be quite fine, better than much of the pure abstraction we see here."
Ethan Karp, OK Harris Works of Art. NY

"I found the images very intriguing."
Arne Glimcher, Pace Wildenstein, NY

"Your minimal use of bold color is particularly striking in conjunction with your neutral palette."
Lisa Dorin- Assistant Curator. Williams College Museum of Art, MA

"I reviewed the materials with great interest."
Nancy Spector, Curator of Contemporary Art. Guggenheim Museum

"Your work is most creative and engaging, and clearly evidence of your considerable talent."
Joan Briggs, Martin Lawrence Galleries, Chalk & Vermilion Fine Arts, CT

"I found your paintings to be very intriguing."
Elizabeth Dunbar, Chief Curator. Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art. Wichita State University.
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Artist Collections



Numerous private, corporate, museum, gallery and government collections detailed information coming soon.

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