Martin Harman

Martin Harman

Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

About Martin Harman

About Martin. I am a British artist based in the UK. I create original one-off abstract ceramic sculpture and 2D artworks.​ Why am I creating art? Today’s society can sometimes seem mundane and in keeping with the status quo. Therefore, I believe that creating art is what it means to be human. I enjoy creating art I have not seen before and bring it into the world to exist. All of us have the potential to dream and turn ideas into reality. I want to live in a world of creativity, and new experiences. I want to create art that liberates the imagination. What is my purpose? My purpose is to create art to evoke curiosity. The Historic English Heritage monument Stonehenge helped me to develop this way of thinking. To this day its purpose and meaning still largely remains in question. It forces myself to be curious, to learn anew and reflect upon my existence. I do not intend to replicate its presence in any way but use this as a foundation to generate ideas around imagination, possibility and curiosity. The ideas behind my artworks has to resonate with me and at times it can be interchangeable with my own experience of life. My art is created for you to explore your imagination, make decisions about what you are seeing and connect with it through your own experience. I want to communicate a fascination for the unknown as life is full of questions. For further information about my ideas please see my blog at: martinharmanart.blogspot.com For a behind the scenes look at what is going on feel free to follow my social media channels at: Facebook: Martin Harman Art Instagram: Martin Harman Art Twitter: Martin Harman Art You can also find videos about my art on Youtube at: Martin Harman Art

Education:

2010-2012 MA Ceramics, UWIC Cardiff School of Art and Design, UK

Events:

Ceramic free standing sculpture "Between UK Taiwan Japan and Germany" will be on display at 44AD Artspace Bath, UK. For more information please see: http://www.44ad.net

Press
Ceramics Ireland, Issue 42 2018. p48, 49. Thank you to the editors and team of the Ceramics Ireland magazine. ​

Awards
2014 Bristol First Collective, who purchased his sculpture Juxtaposed at the 161st Annual Open Exhibition, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol

Symposium
Invited to attend the 2019 Symposium at the International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemét, Hungary from the 15th of August to the 6th of September. For further information please see: http://www.icshu.org/ics.html

Exhibitions:

2019 The London Ultra, Bargehouse at Oxo Tower Wharf, London, UK

2019 Symposium Exhibition at the Kapolna Gallery, International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemét, Hungary

To see my full CV please visit my website at: https://www.martinharmanart.com/about.html