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Robert Martin
American, born 1956
Like many artists working in the 1980s, Robert Martin takes an autobiographical approach while investigating themes of identity. Martin's work during this period stemmed from photographs he took of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Local dance and other native art forms influenced him greatly. He states that modes of "transportation and buildings with bright color looked like art...art combined with life." Untitled #4 merges historical references of a place with the artist's own experiences, allowing Martin to locate where he fits within culture.
Martin employs a complex process to create his dense, tactile constructions. In Untitled #4, the artist layers and collages torn pieces of handmade paper, with blueprint paper, creating the image on top of the variegated surface.
American, born 1956
Untitled #4
1983
Object Type:
Mixed Media
Creation Place:
North America, American, Alabama
Dimensions:
28 in. x 21 1/2 in. (71.12 cm x 54.61 cm)
Medium and Support:
Blueprint and watercolor on handmade paper
Accession Number:
1984.0016
Credit Line:
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association Purchase
Like many artists working in the 1980s, Robert Martin takes an autobiographical approach while investigating themes of identity. Martin's work during this period stemmed from photographs he took of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Local dance and other native art forms influenced him greatly. He states that modes of "transportation and buildings with bright color looked like art...art combined with life." Untitled #4 merges historical references of a place with the artist's own experiences, allowing Martin to locate where he fits within culture.
Martin employs a complex process to create his dense, tactile constructions. In Untitled #4, the artist layers and collages torn pieces of handmade paper, with blueprint paper, creating the image on top of the variegated surface.
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