Joseph Martinez

JOSEPH MARTINEZ (Colorado, current).
"Fuck You Pay Me," 2014.
Archival Pigment Print with silkscreen on 310 g Fine Art paper. Copy 164/387.
Hand signed and justified.
Measurements: 30.5 x 30.5 cm; 52 x 52 cm (frame).

Joseph Martinez, an emerging artist based in Denver, has captivated international critics in media such as Juxtapoz and Huffington Post Arts thanks to a technical virtuosity that allows him to execute meticulous oil scenes on the unusual support of matchbook covers. His work stands out for an astonishing sharpness on a minuscule scale and a creative philosophy that is unconstrained by thematic restrictions. For Martinez, the value of his practice lies in the very process of creation and the ability to provoke an immediate and free reaction in the viewer, deliberately renouncing cryptic meanings to allow each individual to determine his or her own reading of the piece.