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1929 Dallas, Texas - 2007. Known for: Political satire, religion, illustration.
The following biography has been provided by Rex Clawson, The Artist. Rex Martin was born in 1929 in Dallas Texas. As a child his favorite artist was Jon Witcomb, an illustrator for the womens'... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Rex Clawson, The Artist. Rex Martin was born in 1929 in Dallas Texas. As a child his favorite artist was Jon Witcomb, an illustrator for the womens' magazines his mother subscribed to. In his teens he read Lust for Life and discovered Van Gogh, Gauguin... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Rex Clawson, The Artist. Rex Martin was born in 1929 in Dallas Texas. As a child his favorite artist was Jon Witcomb, an illustrator for the womens' magazines his mother subscribed to. In his teens he read Lust for Life and discovered Van Gogh, Gauguin and the Impressionists. All of his early paintings reflect these artists. In the late 1940's, Clawson won the "Texas Fellowship to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center." There he became acquainted... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Rex Clawson, The Artist. Rex Martin was born in 1929 in Dallas Texas. As a child his favorite artist was Jon Witcomb, an illustrator for the womens' magazines his mother subscribed to. In his teens he read Lust for Life and discovered Van Gogh, Gauguin and the Impressionists. All of his early paintings reflect these artists. In the late 1940's, Clawson won the "Texas Fellowship to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center." There he became acquainted with modern art. Picasso and Braque were his greatest influences, along with Walt Kuhn, whose paintings were displayed at the art center. From there he traveled to Mexico to study and paint for a year at Morallia, and the art and culture of Mexico were... Read full biography
The following biography has been provided by Rex Clawson, The Artist. Rex Martin was born in 1929 in Dallas Texas. As a child his favorite artist was Jon Witcomb, an illustrator for the womens' magazines his mother subscribed to. In his teens he read Lust for Life and discovered Van Gogh, Gauguin and the Impressionists. All of his early paintings reflect these artists. In the late 1940's, Clawson won the "Texas Fellowship to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center." There he became acquainted with modern art. Picasso and Braque were his greatest influences, along with Walt Kuhn, whose paintings were displayed at the art center. From there he traveled to Mexico to study and paint for a year at Morallia, and the art and culture of Mexico were a great influence on him. Rufino Tamayo was his favorite artist. He returned to Texas and in 1951 won first prize at the a... Read full biography
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Keywords (24)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Folk Art, Folk Lore
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Satire, Parody
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Mexico and/or Central America
Art School
- •Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Religious Subject Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Knoedler Gallery, New York City