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1938 Washington, D.C. - 2005 Lafayette, Louisiana. Known for: Painting-abstraction, collage.
The following biography, submitted October 2012, is from Suzanne Fredericq, widow of the artist. Of his art, visual artist Eugene Martin has said: "There are opposing forces in all living things. My... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted October 2012, is from Suzanne Fredericq, widow of the artist. Of his art, visual artist Eugene Martin has said: "There are opposing forces in all living things. My work reflects this and stirs up a contrast of emotions in the viewer… perception versus annoyance.... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted October 2012, is from Suzanne Fredericq, widow of the artist. Of his art, visual artist Eugene Martin has said: "There are opposing forces in all living things. My work reflects this and stirs up a contrast of emotions in the viewer… perception versus annoyance. There is the obvious and there is that which defies explanation. To the viewer who has reached that level of awareness, my work is no longer abstract, but very real". Martin's personal, often gently... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted October 2012, is from Suzanne Fredericq, widow of the artist. Of his art, visual artist Eugene Martin has said: "There are opposing forces in all living things. My work reflects this and stirs up a contrast of emotions in the viewer… perception versus annoyance. There is the obvious and there is that which defies explanation. To the viewer who has reached that level of awareness, my work is no longer abstract, but very real". Martin's personal, often gently humorous works may incorporate whimsical allusions to animal and machine among areas of pure abstraction, but his art is difficult to classify. Eugene J. Martin was born in Washington, D.C., in 1938, and after the age of five grew up in foster care... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted October 2012, is from Suzanne Fredericq, widow of the artist. Of his art, visual artist Eugene Martin has said: "There are opposing forces in all living things. My work reflects this and stirs up a contrast of emotions in the viewer… perception versus annoyance. There is the obvious and there is that which defies explanation. To the viewer who has reached that level of awareness, my work is no longer abstract, but very real". Martin's personal, often gently humorous works may incorporate whimsical allusions to animal and machine among areas of pure abstraction, but his art is difficult to classify. Eugene J. Martin was born in Washington, D.C., in 1938, and after the age of five grew up in foster care both in D.C. and on a farm in Clarksburg, Maryland. After being honorably dismissed from the Navy, he e... Read full biography
Eugene Martin - Artist Info
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Keywords (12)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
Art Media
Art Style
Art School
- •Corcoran School of Art and Design, Student
Added Description
- •Drawing Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC