Artist Talk: Narsiso Martinez
October 18 | 6 – 7:30 PM
Presented in Whiteman Hall. Advanced registration required.
TICKETS: Free for Members and the general public
Hear from Narsiso Martinez as he discusses his personal history and the aesthetic influences informing Sin Bandana (2022), a recent acquisition by Phoenix Art Museum, on view now in the Katz Wing.
About Narsiso Martinez
Born in Santa Cruz Papalutla, Oaxaca, Narsiso Martínez creates sculptures and large multi-media installations, depicting richly detailed portraits of migrant farmworkers amid lush, agricultural landscapes on discarded cardboard produce boxes. Drawing on diverse influences from 1930s social realism to street art and informed by his life experience growing up in a small Oaxacan farming town, Martínez combines charcoal, gouache, gold leaf, and collage to produce portraits of industrious field workers layered atop cardboard produce boxes, creating a powerful juxtaposition illustrating the dichotomy of the life of the worker versus the punchy text of the corporate food industry.
Martínez migrated to the United States when he was 20 years old. He attended Evans Community Adult School, working toward his high school diploma, and completed his GED in 2006 at the age of 29. His work is informed by his own experiences as a farmworker, spending summers picking produce in Washington state to support himself while studying at California State University Long Beach, where he earned both a bachelor of fine arts and master of fine arts. There Martinez was awarded the prestigious Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship in Painting and Sculpture. His work has been exhibited both locally and internationally and is in the collections of the Hammer Museum, Orange County Museum of Art, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Museum of Latin American Art, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Phoenix Art Museum, among others. Most recently, Martinez was the recipient of the Frieze Impact Award in 2023.
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Conversación de Arte: Narsiso Martinez
18 de octubre | 6 – 7:30 PM
Presentada en Whiteman Hall. Se requiere inscripción previa.
BOLETOS: Gratis para Miembros y el público en general
Narsiso Martínez nos habla de su historia personal y de las influencias estéticas de Sin Bandana (2022), una reciente adquisición de Phoenix Art Museum, en exposición actualmente ahora en Katz Wing.
Acerca de Narsiso Martinez
Nacido en Santa Cruz Papalutla (Oaxaca), Narsiso Martínez crea esculturas y grandes instalaciones multimedia en las que representa con gran detalle retratos de trabajadores agrícolas migrantes en medio de exuberantes paisajes agrícolas sobre cajas de cartón desechadas. Inspirándose en diversas influencias, desde el realismo social de los años 30 hasta el arte callejero, e informado por su experiencia vital al crecer en un pequeño pueblo agrícola oaxaqueño, Martínez combina carboncillo, gouache, hoja de oro y collage para producir retratos de laboriosos trabajadores del campo sobre cajas de cartón de productos agrícolas, creando una poderosa yuxtaposición que ilustra la dicotomía de la vida del trabajador frente al impactante texto de la industria alimentaria corporativa.
Martínez emigró a Estados Unidos cuando tenía 20 años. Asistió a la Evans Community Adult School para obtener el título de bachillerato y terminó su GED en 2006, a la edad de 29. Su obra se inspira en sus propias experiencias como trabajador agrícola, pasando los veranos recogiendo productos en el estado de Washington para mantenerse mientras estudiaba en la California State University Long Beach, donde obtuvo una licenciatura en Bellas Artes y un máster en Bellas Artes. Allí, Martínez obtuvo la prestigiosa beca Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship in Painting and Sculpture. Su obra se ha expuesto a escala local e internacional y forma parte de las colecciones del Hammer Museum, Orange County Museum of Art, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Museum of Latin American Art, University of Arizona Museum of Art y Phoenix Art Museum, entre otros. Más recientemente, Martínez recibió el premio Frieze Impact Award en 2023.