Nationality
Filipino, Mexican and Native American
Artist Dates
b. 1980
Preview
Date of Work
2016
Medium
Acrylic on panel
Signature
On back
Height
30"
Width
24"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
On Display: American Indian Studies display case, 2nd floor
Location
O'Kelly Hall
Artist Bio
Patrick Martinez was born in Pasadena, California. He earned his BFA with honors from Art Center College of Design in 2005, notably having his work exhibited in various places domestically and internationally. Martinez lives in Los Angeles and is represented by the Charlie James Gallery.
Martinez maintains a diverse practice that includes mixed media landscape paintings neon sign pieces, cake paintings, and his Pee Chee series of appropriative works. His neon sign works are fabricated to mirror street level commercial signage, but are remixed to present words and phrases drawn from literary and oratorical sources. His acrylic on panel Cake paintings memorialize leaders, activists, and thinkers, and the Pee Chee series documents the threats posed to Black and brown youth by law enforcement. The materials and landscapes of his works serve to evoke a sense of place and socio-economic position while further unearthing sites of personal, civic, and cultural loss.
Additional Information
This piece is part of the "All Season Portfolio' produced by Patrick Martinez at the Charlie James gallery in 2017.
Top depiction is of a Sioux youth protesting DAPL, middle is a protester with an American flag being arrested by North Dakota police, and at the bottom DAPL police attack protesters with K-9 dogs.
Condition
Excellent