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Jason Martin

Artist Cv

Drawing from Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism, Martin's work stands between painting and sculpture. Using layers of oil or acrylic gel on hard reflective stainless steel, aluminum or Perspex, he fashions comb-like pieces of metal or board to move the paint across the surface in one movement, often repeating it again and again, until the perfect balance of paint, translucence and striation is achieved. Paintings materialise in successive waves through continuous movements, accentuating the dynamism of the surface, as well as the implication of the artist's body and gesture. What Jason Martin focuses on is a way of modelling the surface in order to catch the light, exploring matters almost linked to sculpture, and resulting in an extraordinary and improbable marriage of abstraction and illusion of depth.

Jason Martin lives and works in London.

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Artist Contact

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Artist Exhibitions

Jason Martin  April 21 - May 22, 2004
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A Shot in the Head  July 14 - September 9, 2000
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Jason Martin  September 14 - October 23, 1999
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Jason Martin  July 11 - September 6, 1997
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Jason Martin  June 10 - July 13, 1996
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Postscript  October 6 - 21, 1995
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Recent Paintings, Clem Crosby, Robert Hunter, Peter Joseph, Alex Landrum, Jason Martin, Sam Reveles  July 18 - September 3, 1994
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Wonderful Life  July 17 - October 16, 1993
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Artist Images

<i>Oceania</i>, 2006 Oil on stainless 175 cm diameter
Oceania, 2006 Oil on stainless 175 cm diameter

<i>Epic, </i>2006 Oil on aluminium 285 x 475 cm
Epic, 2006 Oil on aluminium 285 x 475 cm

<i>Amphibian, </i>2005 Gel on stainless 200 x 120 cm
Amphibian, 2005 Gel on stainless 200 x 120 cm

<i>Rondeau, </i>2004 Gel on stainless steel 100 x 110 cm
Rondeau, 2004 Gel on stainless steel 100 x 110 cm

<i>Fecund, </i>2004 Oil on copper 120 x 240 x 10 cm
Fecund, 2004 Oil on copper 120 x 240 x 10 cm

<i>Comrade,</i> 2002 Oil on aluminium 150 x 150 cm
Comrade, 2002 Oil on aluminium 150 x 150 cm

<i>Detox, </i>1999 Acrylic on aluminium 244 x 366 x 10 cm
Detox, 1999 Acrylic on aluminium 244 x 366 x 10 cm

<i>Sinai, </i>1999 Acrylic on polished stainless steel 150 x 150 x 5 cm
Sinai, 1999 Acrylic on polished stainless steel 150 x 150 x 5 cm

<i>Doxy, </i>1999 Acrylic on aluminium 150 x 150 x 7 cm
Doxy, 1999 Acrylic on aluminium 150 x 150 x 7 cm

<i>Blanche,</i> 1998 Oil on perspex 60 x 60 cm
Blanche, 1998 Oil on perspex 60 x 60 cm

<i>Cossack, </i>1998 Oil on aluminium 244 x 244 x 10 cm
Cossack, 1998 Oil on aluminium 244 x 244 x 10 cm