synthesis - minimalism with expression: August 2009

Thursday, August 20, 2009

"Black Holes," 4' 2" x 4'2" x 3", Acrylic and Coal Dust on Shaped Canvas - SOLD

"Black Holes," detail

"Pierced," Acrylic and Coal Dust on Shaped Canvas, 10" x 14" x 1"

"Half Moon," 16" x 12" x 2", Acrylic and Sand on Shaped Canvas - SOLD

"Black Stripe," 24" x 48" x 3", Acrylic on Board

This painting was chosen for exhibition at the Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition in 2009.

"Eclipse," 28" x 20" x 6", Acrylic and Coal Dust on Canvas

"Circular," Acrylic on Shaped Canvas, 14" x 14" x 3" - SOLD

"Fading Target," Acrylic on Shaped Canvas, 48" x 24" x 6"

"Hot Target," side view

"Hot Target," 24" x 24" x 8"

"Memoriam," Acrylic on Shaped Canvas, 50" x 14" x 5" - SOLD

"Orange Triangles," Acrylic on Shaped Canvas, 14" x 14" x 4" - SOLD

"Cool Target," detail - SOLD

"Cool Target," Acrylic on Shaped Canvas, 14" x 14" x 4"

"Spinner," Acrylic on Shaped Canvas, 14" x 14" x 4" - SOLD

"Target," Acrylic on Shaped Canvas, 40" x 20" x 6"

"Displaced Target," Acrylic on Shaped Canvas, 5' x 5' x 6" - SOLD

"Displaced Target," detail

"Duet," Acrylic on Shaped Canvas (Diptych), 38" x 43" x 2"

"Duet," detail

"Offset," Acrylic on Shaped Canvas, 48" x 48" x 6" (detail)

"Offset, Acrylic on Shaped Canvas, 48" x 48" x 6"

"Offset" won Best of Show at the Large Format Exhibition in Montgomery, Al in August 2010.

: 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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