1910 south blvd, suite 130
Charlotte, NC 28203
704.334.7302
donald martiny
donald martiny was born in schenectady, ny in 1953 and currently lives and works in connecticut. he studied at the school of the visual arts, the art students league in new york, new york university and the pennsylvania academy of fine arts. museum exhibitions include the fwmoa, courtauld institute of art, alden b dow museum of art, falmouth museum, and the cameron art museum. donald’s work is in the permanent collections of the crocker art museum in sacramento, ca; the newcomb art museum at tulane university in new orleans, la; the fwmoa, fort wayne, in and the lamborghini museum in bologna, italy.
martiny’s water-based polymer and pigment on aluminium paintings are made on the floor using mostly his own hands to manipulate the paint to capture the essence of a brushstroke. he is considered a action painter; one who physically acts out their emotions through paint. mounting the works on aluminium suspending off the wall results in a sculptural relief.
"brushstrokes are dances trapped in paintings.”
-donald martiny