synthesis - minimalism with expression: August 2008

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

"Square Study II," 8" Square Painted Tubing, 30" x 30" x 30" - COLLECTION OF ARTIST

"Snake Shoes," Red and Green Acrylic Paint on Clay, 5" x 15" x 8" - SOLD

"Fetish III," Welded Metal, 5' x 15" x 8" - SOLD

"Cycle, Recycle," Unfired Clay Painted with White Slip, 24' x 20' x 6" - CONCEPTUAL ART

"Sand Grid Deconstructing," Sand, 30' x 20' x 4" - CONCEPTUAL ART

"Square Study IV," 8" Square Landscaping Ties, 30" x 30" x 30" - COLLECTION OF ARTIST

"Organic Fence," 24" x 20' x 4", Unglazed Clay - COLLECTION OF ARTIST

"Square Study III,' Hardware Cloth, Paint, Unglazed Clay Tiles, 30" x 30" 30" - COLLECTION OF ARTIST

"Concert in an Egg," Unglazed Porcelain and Shotgun Shells, 15" x 8" x 8" - SOLD

"Wheel for Lilith," details

"Wheel for Lilith," 7' x 7' x 5', Welded Metal, Cast Bronze, and Cast Iron

"Wheel for Lilith" won Second Place at a Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition.
This sculpture is now in the collection of the Gadsden, AL Cultural Arts Center.

"Pillow Series," Clay with Acrylic Paint and Wax, 42 " tall to 15" tall

"Tired," 24" x 24" x 18",Ceramic with Acrylic Paint

About Me

Name: Martha Markline Hopkins

Location: Fairhope, AL, United States

Synthesis - Minimalism with Expression (Non-objective Paintings). I earned a BA in Spanish and Business from University of Southern Mississippi in 1961, a BA in Art from University of Montevallo in 1982, andI a BFA in Sculpture at the University of Alabama in 2004. I started painting seriously in 2004, and my concerns in painting are the same as they were in sculpture. I start with a minimal look, and then tweak it to provide expression. Rothko and Anish Kapoor have influenced my work. I am using color as expression. Many of my canvases are 3D; I like to respond to an actual shape (other than a flat canvas) with paint. My earlier works are sculptures, although I continue to be interested in making models for monumental sculptures. Click on older dates under Archives to access the images. They include "Red Tide," a monumental sculpture on the campus of UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham), Birmingham, AL. My email address is: hopkins.martha@att.net

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