Through radical forms and an unmistakable aesthetic sensibility, Martin experiments with line weight and function as a tool for two dimensional representation of three dimensionality. Creating a new balance between solidity, mass, and suggestion, thick lines are filled with the bubbling energy of thin, long scrapes throughout their length – adding both intensity and depth.

America Martin’s work will inspire, provoke, engage and mesmerize. With visual perceptions always changing, peek behind the stories told and you’re sure to find the right artistic expression

These artists’ works will inspire, provoke, engage and mesmerize. With visual perceptions always changing, peek behind the stories told and you’re sure to find the right artistic expression.

Enthusiastic collectors, the Oudts own an array of ceramics (including pieces by Brenda Holzke and Simone Bodmer-Turner), paintings by artists such as José-María Cundin and America Martin, and a few sculptures, notably John Riepenhoff’s easel with human legs that playfully greets visitors in the entry. They even installed a video work by Gregory Scott that was purchased in New Orleans at the Arthur Roger Gallery in the dining room’s bar, where walnut paneling and cabinetry frames an eye-catching backsplash of glossy black Moroccan tile.

Emphasizing narration and the tales that emerge through gesture and contour, America Martin’s compositions always conjure a captivating story.

JoAnne Artman Gallery is pleased to present, Connecting the Dots, an exhibition featuring new works by America Martin. Referencing Paul Klee’s statement that, “A line is a dot that went for a walk,” the title serves as a fitting descriptor of Martin’s adept and exuberant use of line. Employing smooth, bold curves as well as hard, geometric strokes, she adheres to the most fundamental aspect of drawing - the line - to tell a story, connecting compositional elements and personal narratives throughout her practice.