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César A. Martínez: Smoke and Mirrors

Past exhibition
October 24 - November 30, 2024 San Antonio
César A. Martínez, Poncho, 2024
César A. Martínez, Poncho, 2024
César A. Martínez, Poncho, 2024

César A. Martínez American, b. 1944

Poncho, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
54 x 44 in
137.2 x 111.8 cm

Further images

  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) César A. Martínez, Bato con sunglasses, 2024
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) César A. Martínez, Bato con sunglasses, 2024
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) César A. Martínez, Bato con sunglasses, 2024
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The artist's source of visual information comes from personal snapshots, high school annual pictures, the media, and obituary pictures from the local paper. By isolating the personages in an abstract...
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The artist's source of visual information comes from personal snapshots, high school annual pictures, the media, and obituary pictures from the local paper. By isolating the personages in an abstract color field, he tries to make them specific, unavoidable, and even confrontative. Through selective use of pigment, the color field enhances the mood or attitude he wants to convey. Martínez has referred to this field of color as an abstract landscape, the usual band of color at the top suggesting a horizon line. His characters rarely appear in naturalistic skin tone; this is his way of addressing discrimination and thus neutralizing it.
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Exhibitions

Cesar A. Martinez: Smoke and Mirrors, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 2024 (catalogue)

Literature

César A. Martínez: Smoke and Mirrors, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 2024 (illustrated)
Romo, Ricardo. “César Martinez’s Retrospective Show: A Tribute To A Maestro Of Chicano Art,” Substack, November 6, 2024. (illustrated)
Martin, Deborah. “Chicano art pioneer Cesar A. Martínez showing new work at Ruiz-Healy,” San Antonio Express News. October 30, 2024 (illustrated)

Publications

César A. Martínez: Smoke and Mirrors, Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, TX, 2024 (illustrated)
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