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César A. Martínez: Smoke and Mirrors

Past exhibition
October 24 - November 30, 2024 San Antonio
César A. Martínez, Bato Con Raincoat, 12 V 23, 2024
César A. Martínez, Bato Con Raincoat, 12 V 23, 2024

César A. Martínez American, b. 1944

Bato Con Raincoat, 12 V 23, 2024
Graphite and chalk on Stonehenge paper
15 x 11 in
38.1 x 27.9 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
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In Martínez’s 1999 McNay Art Museum catalogue, César A. Martínez : A Retrospective, art historian and scholar, Jacinto Quirarte interviewed Martínez. The artist recounts his early years in the art...
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In Martínez’s 1999 McNay Art Museum catalogue, César A. Martínez : A Retrospective, art historian and scholar, Jacinto Quirarte interviewed Martínez. The artist recounts his early years in the art world, when he went to California to meet with other artists, including Salvador Torres, also known as “El Queso,” who began to influence the early work of the pachuco series. Martínez mentions Torres’ profound influence on his work, “He had some sketchbooks, and I went through them. And I saw some of the most stunning images of Chicanos I had ever seen and said, ‘I want to do stuff like that,’ it moved me.” These sketches drew Martínez toward the qualities of the Chicano community, specifically during a time when only white individuals or groups were featured in portraiture.
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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)

Publications

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