Miguel Martinez, Mexican, born 1951, a female sculptural portrait on fabric. Signed lower right. Inscribed, copyright and dated 1985, upper left. Framed. Miguel Martinez is known for Figure faces, landscape, graphics. With long time ties to Taos, New Mexico, he is known for modernist oil pastel paintings of women, many of them Hispanic looking, whose faces fill almost the entire canvas. His goal is to reveal their souls and to make them look as though they live and breathe. He was born and raised near the old Taos Plaza to a family that goes back three generations in that area. His father died when he was age three, and his mother raised him and his brothers and sisters. He first took art lessons at the Stables Art Center where he won prizes and then crafted jewelry with his brother. Study with local artist Ray Vinella inspired him to become a full time artist. Although Martinez primarily paints portraits, he also works in bronze, ceramic, and oil, and his work incorporates his research into times when the Spanish first arrived in New Mexico. He does not use models; the subjects come from his imagination. Modern Mexican and latin American Fine Art, Naive Portrait Paintings, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.

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