Antonio Alonso Martinez
Antonio Alonso Martinez(born 29 April 1963 inPortugal) is a Spanish painter.
Since the 80s, the artist argues that humanity will find their own spiritual reality. This has been the central theme of his work for more than 30 years.[1]
Born in Portugal to Spanish parents, Martinez opted for the Spanish nationality in 1978. He studiedFine Artsat theCenter for Art and Visual Communication,Lisbon,Portugal.
In 1984 was co-author of the Manifest of the Multi-instrumentalist Painting published in theNewspaper of Letters, Arts and Ideason 26 June 1984. This manifest was accompanied by an exhibition at theUniversity of Fine Arts of Lisbon,creating enthusiasm among the new artists and critic.[2]
In January 2011 one of his work -Portrait of Kurt Cobain- reached the second higher value in the sale of Contemporary Art at the Austrian auction houseDorotheum.[3]In September 2012 another portrait of Kurt Cobain by Martinez was sold atChristie'sin London.[4]In January 2013 inWarsawone of his works -Diana- reached the highest value on auction atForbesMillionaires Club.[5]
Diplomacy[edit]
In 2014, Martinez was a guest speaker at “The Madrid Symposium on Peace Building & Conflict Resolution - The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & Global Political Discourse”.[6]
References[edit]
- ^"Artist's Collecting Society".
- ^"Manifest of the Multi-instrumentalist Painting-Jornal de letras Artes e Ideias".26 July 1984.
- ^"Auction result at Dorotheum".Archived fromthe originalon 22 May 2014.Retrieved10 May2013.
- ^"Antonio Alonso Martinez at Christie's".
- ^"Antonio Alonso Martinez at Forbes".Archived fromthe originalon 27 January 2013.Retrieved10 May2013.
- ^"The Madrid Symposium on Peace Building & Conflict Resolution".
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- People from Oeiras, Portugal
- 20th-century Spanish painters
- 20th-century Spanish male artists
- Spanish male painters
- 21st-century Spanish painters
- Portuguese painters
- Portuguese people of Spanish descent
- Portuguese male painters
- Portuguese expatriates in Nigeria
- 21st-century Spanish male artists