SURREALISM NOW! presents
DANIEL MARTIN DIAZ
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| APOCALYPTIC RESURRECTION by Daniel Marin Diaz oil on wood 26 x 36" |
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SURREALISM NOW! is proud to present an extraordinary artist of the 21st Century, DANIEL MARTIN DIAZ! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
ARTIST STATEMENT:
One of my earliest memories as a child was the way death and religion played an important role in my family’s life. My parents were born in Mexico with traditional beliefs, and their beliefs made their way into my subconscious. The fact that many of those beliefs seemed to render no logical explanation has also influenced me. These unanswered questions find a home in my work, which evokes the mystery, fear and irony of those vivid memories of my past. I do not claim to understand these questions. I just paint and let them reveal themselves to me.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
I continue to be amazed and inspired by many artists both past and present, who have been successful in capturing the complexities of the human spirit. We run from those things that we cannot explain. These are the things that we must attempt to explain through art. All the beauty and tragedy that is life. The world between imagination and completion is an infinite one. It is a solitary journey, yet the many paths are full of wanderers who are also searching and eager to share their findings.
I am most influenced by the great amount of human suffering that has occurred throughout history and one’s undying faith in the after life. Often times I am subconsciously influenced by world attitudes or stories and also by the people I am closest to. I prefer to keep an open mind and let the subject matter take on a life of its own.
Client List:
PBS, Warner Bros/Atlantic Records, Rolling Stone Magazine, Spin Magazine, MTV-2, Juxtapoz Magazine, Low Rider Magazine, Graphic Design USA, Shade Magazine, 3x3 Magazine, HM The Hard Music Magazine, Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art Book Vol. I and II, Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies, New American Paintings, Equilibrium Magazine, Alter Ego, Versus Magazine, Christianity and the Arts, New American Paintings, Wave Magazine, New Zealand Feature Film, "Orphans and Angels."
Permanent Collections and Archives:
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Laguna Art Museum / Orange County Art Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, Shemer Art Center and Museum, New Mexico State University, San Antonio de Padua Catholic Church - Sonora, Mexico, US Santa Barbara Library-Caridad Archive of Chicano Printmaking in California, Huntington Museum, University of Texas at Austin, Galeria Sin Fronteras / Austin, Texas, The Gerald Buck Collections Self-Help Graphic's Traveling Exhibition Print Program, Mexican Fine Art Center Museum, Permanent Collection, Chicago, and the Instituto Cultural de Baja California.
Exhibitions:
2008
Billy Shire Fine Arts, Solo Exhibition, Culver City, CA, March
2007
Mesa Arts Center, Solo Exhibition, Mesa, AZ, Sept - Nov
2006
Billy Shire Fine Arts, Solo Exhibition, Culver City, CA
Capro Nason and Pressure Printing, Group Exhibition, Santa Monica, CA
The Judson Studios, Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, AZ
Henry Boxer Gallery, Outsider Art Fair, New York, NY
2005
Arizona State Museum, Solo Exhibition, Tucson, AZ
Jonathan LeVine Gallery, Exhibition with Todd Schorr and Kathy Staico Schorr, New York, NY
2004
Perihelion Arts Gallery, Solo Exhibition Phoenix, AZ
La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Hollywood, CA
Mesa Contemporary Arts Center, “Works From The Permanent Collection” Group Show, Mesa, AZ
Tin Man Alley, Group Show, Philadelphia, PA
M Modern Gallery, Group Show, Palm Springs, CA
Self-Help Graphics Gallery, Group Show, Los Angeles, CA
2003
Tin Man Alley, Exhibition with Chris Mars, Philadelphia, PA
New Prints 2004/Winter, International Print Center, New York, NY
Roq la Rue, Group Show, Seattle, WA
Etherton Gallery, Exhibition with Bailey Doogan and James G. Davis,Tucson,AZ
Center on Contemporary Art, Group Show, Seattle, WA
“Homage to Father Kino” International Touring Group Exhibition, Italy, Mexico, and the USA
“Visionary and Fantastic Art” International Touring Group Exhibition, Australia
2002
La Luz De Jesus, Solo Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
CPOP, Group Exhibition, Detroit, MI
Castle Kuenburg, Group Exhibition, Payerbach, Austria
2001
Shemer Art Center, Solo Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ
Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona Biennial, Tucson, AZ
Etherton Gallery, Exhibition with Joel Peter Witkin, Tucson, AZ
La Luz De Jesus, Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
2000
Period Gallery, Group Exhibition, Omaha, NE
Galerie Riefel, Group Exhibition, Wien, Austria
Rosemary Court Gallery, Group Exhibition, Sarasota, FL
Museum and Academy of the Visionary Arts, International Group Exhibition, Payerbach, Austria
Grillparzerhof, International Group Exhibition, Linz, Austria
1999
Tucson Museum of Art, Solo Exhibition, Tucson, AZ
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Group Exhibition, Covington, KY
Period Gallery, National Juried Exhibition, Omaha, NE
Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Group Exhibition, Tucson, AZ
Biblical Arts Museum, Group Exhibition, Dallas, TX
www.danielmartindiaz.com
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| APOCALYPTIC PROPHET by Daniel Martin Diaz oil on wood 29.5 x 20" |
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| ARBOR CRUDUS by Daniel Martin Diaz oil on wood 46 x 33" |
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| CHRISTUS SALVATOR MUNDI by Daniel Martin Diaz oil on wood 22 x 25" |
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| DEUS EX MACHINA by Daniel Martin Diaz oil on wood 28 x 22" |
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| MIRACULUM CHRISTUS by Daniel Martin Diaz oil on wood 8.5 x 10.5" |
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| NATURA DOLOR by Daniel Martin Diaz oil on wood 27 x 22" |
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| PRAXIS MAGICA by Daniel Martin Diaz oil on wood 27 x 21" |
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