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Artist Statement:
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Contact
artist: martisart@shaw.ca
I am a full time, sucessful
professional artist. I enjoy
the freedom and flexibility of
selling my art directly
through my own website, but I
also exhibit regularly in
shows and art galleries, have
been published in newspapers
and magazines in Canada, the
USA and in Europe and my
paintings are included in both
private and corporate
collections in Canada
(including in the Supreme
Court of Canada), as well as
in USA, South America, Europe,
Australia, UAE, Japan and
other countries.
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Martina Shapiro Biography:
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| Gender |
Female
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
painting, yoga |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Expressionism - (1905 - 1945)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Picasso, Matisse, Rothko, Chagall
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I started drawing and painting when I was a little child and never stoped ;-) |
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| Your Personal Biography |
born in Czech Republic
resides in Vancouver, Canada
art school in Czech Republic, then mainly self-taught
Bachelor and Master's degrees (University of Manitoba and the University of British Columbia)
juried member of the Federation of Canadian Artists
Representation: Federation Gallery, Vancouver, BC; Artspace Gallery, Calgary, AB.
List of recent exhibitions
January 2008, Federation Gallery, Vancouver
October 2007, Allison Corey Fine Arts, Long Island, New York
Featured artist on Canadian TV documentary Acent on Art, January 2007
Federation Gallery, Vancouver, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (Award of Excellence - Semi-Abstract Show, May 2007)
Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, Canada - February 2005
Showroom Elena Miro, Milan, Italy - October 2004
Gallery at the West Vancouver Memorial Library - April 2004
Ayden Gallery, Vancouver - April 2004
'Building New Perspectives' June/August 2003, Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site, Vancouver
'ArtsPacific' Juried Show, April/May 2003, Center for the Arts, North Delta, B.C.
“Human Figure” March 2003, Federation Gallery, Granville Island, Vancouver
“Essence of the Sea” group exhibition Jan/Feb 2003, Martin Bachelor Gallery, Victoria
Federation Gallery group exhibition December 2002, Granville Island, Vancouver
“Essence of the Sea” group exhibition October 2002, Alma Mater Society Art Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
“Essence of the Sea” group exhibition, October/November, 2002, Tidemark Theatre, Campbell River
FANS Visual Arts Exhibition (September 2002), North Vancouver
“Beaux Arts Exhibition” (March/April 2001), Zack Gallery, Vancouver
In the Collection of & Commissioned Work:
2004 Miroglio S.p.a. (Alba, Italy)
2004 Supreme Court of Canada (Ottawa, Canada)
2004 York University (Toronto, Canada)
2003 Shapiro Hankinson & Knutson (Vancouver, Canada)
2000 The Galt Collection (Vancouver, Canada)
Martina Shapiro - Artist's Statement
My paintings are influenced mostly by Fauvism and Expressionism, but also by Art Deco, Pop-Art and the old masters. I love to create art and like to use expressive, vibrant color, abstraction and distortions to portray human emotions and passions. My favorite artists are Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Egon Schiele, Mark Rothko, Peter Max, Rubens and El Greco, among others.
I can be inspired by almost anything – the shape of a tree branch, the curve of a moving human body, a cloud, a melody or a story. I then carry this inspiration with me as I keep sketching and experimenting until I arrive at an image that is my artistic response to that inspiration. I then begin painting, but do not look at the sketch any more – as that is too limiting. Painting is like a dance, it has to flow effortlessly and naturally, and it does, provided I can lose myself and connect to the creative flow. When I do that, my hand paints as if by itself. I am merely an observer. It is only when I paint in this manner that creation happens - the painting acquires a soul - through me, not from me. I think this is why my original paintings radiate so much energy and life and are a source of joy and inspiration to those who acquire them.
To become sensitive as an artist or even to recognize and appreciate art takes time and effort, like any other endeavour. I believe that an artist transfers some of his/her life energy as well as some element of ‘universal energy’ into a painting and it is this that makes the original work of art so valuable. When you stand in front of a great original work of art, for example a major work by Picasso, you can feel his energy vibrating from it – as if he was alive inside the painting - the painting is alive. The impact on the viewer is commensurate with his/her sensitivity to art.
I believe the reason we are interested in art is that our spirit longs to perceive and understand more than it currently does and it instinctually feels that original works of art not only radiate the artist's energy but also reflect some of what's hidden.
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