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Martin-womanwithhighheels-lo Knox Martin - WOMAN: BLACK AND WHITE PAINTINGS, A review  
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Knox Martin at WOODWARD GALLERY September 15th, 2010 - November 13th, 2010
Posted 1/31/13

Knox Martin - WOMAN: BLACK AND WHITE PAINTINGS White light radiates from the paintings in Knox Martinʼs exhibition “Woman: Black and White,” shown at Woodward Gallery, September 15 – November 13, 2010. For almost sixty years white has been a metaphor of light and an integral part of Knoxʼs art. Now, white illuminates not only the surface of Knoxʼs paintings but the depth of a masterʼs lifelong dedication to creation. “My subject matter is creation.” Knox proclaims. “Creatio... [more]

SHE: An Exhibit by Knox Martin - by William Fried, PhD, FIPA  
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Knox Martin at Sam & Adele Golden Gallery at Golden Artist Colors, Inc. October 6th, 2012 - April 6th
Posted 10/18/12

SHE (Acrylic on linen, 80" x 65", 2012) ©Knox Martin/VAGA, NY, NY SHE: AN EXHIBIT BY KNOX MARTINWilliam Fried, Ph.D. FIPAThe paintings in this exhibit are a set of variations on the theme of Woman, the continuation of a tradition dating from ancient representations of the female through the work of Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, and deKooning. It is a record of the confluence of Martin's two consuming passions: creation, and the image of Woman. He experiences both as transcendent, and in part, ahisto... [more]

Martin-womanwithhighheels-lo by Julio Congora  
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Knox Martin at WOODWARD GALLERY September 15th, 2010 - November 13th, 2010
Posted 9/24/10

The work showing at Woodward Gallery, “Knox Martin- Woman: Black & White Paintings”-----The Black and White paintings of Knox Martin give to and take from the drawing that he does all the time, as well as the interchange between large paintings, portraits and sculpture. Martin quotes Matisse: “Painting is an expanded drawing.” New doors are opened from one work to another. In this exchange, there is the continuous exploration of the Masters. Basic to Martin's work is the perception that high art is the creation... [more]


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