Juan Martinez was born in Andalusia in 1942. After training as
an architect in Barcelona, he moved to Switzerland where he settled
permanently. In 1966, he graduated from the Cantonal School of Fine Arts in
Lausanne. From then on he devoted himself entirely to painting.
With the
penetrating eye of his characters, he scrutinizes you from his first canvas. Strong
signs are expressed by a powerful line on a dense and vibrant background. The
painting takes place on a foreground without depth, without perspective, there
is no hierarchy between form and figure, nor between color and form. A
committed painting in which the representation of the individual alone or
linked to his peers calls into question his status in society. clean according
to codes
“I want to poetize
the image. I am sensitive to the horrible images that we are shown, but I do
not think that we educate people with this approach. On the contrary, we put
them to sleep. To be effective, I remove the immediate side of the tragedy, I
move away a little bit to better understand it. The simplification of the image
takes it away from horror. It allows you to think about it. ”
“Whether my
painting provokes dreams or nightmares, it doesn’t matter as long as the viewer
moves! ”
His works can be
found in numerous public and private collections.
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