M a r t y n o v a
London, United Kingdom
About M a r t y n o v a
Born in Kazakhstan in 1980, I call London ‘home’ from 2005.
Studied art and law. One became a passion, the other one a job.
In 2015, passion won over the job and I’ve swapped my office for a studio, espresso for latte, morning commute for morning bed time after a night long painting sessions.
The artistic direction, i.e. my obsessive fascination and relentless attempts to capture the suspense of time in a moment of flying, was discovered 6 months later. Ever since, I was busy creating the new collections finding different ways to tell a story using my paper planes or floating boats or sighing at the world below with a bird eye view. Working mainly on paper and canvas, occasionally on wood, I like to think I am a watercolour artist, though deploying acrylic and oil helps my favourite medium to shine brighter while keeping its delicate nature well preserved. I love clever art installations, mid century Japanese paintings, Scandinavian minimalism and buying pink or blue shades every time I pass an art shop. And while dreaming to one day have my paper planes surfing the walls of the business lounge at LAX airpot, I’ll leave you to follow my miniature flamingo to hover though the visuals of my main collections.
Education:
1990-1995 Aktau School of Fine Arts
2010-2011 GDL BPP School of Law
2009-2011 LLM Queen Mary University of London,
2001-2003 MBA, KIMEP
1997-2001 LLB, Kazakh State Law Academy
Events:
- Isolation has been featured in Doctor Strange, the movie, two artworks acquired by Marvel
- Vogue | Stella is now part of the top rated TV drama SCANDAL shown since 2012. Artwork used for Olivia Pope flat decoration from episode 515 onwards.
- Vortex - used for cover of an Academic Monograph 'Temporary Labour Migration in the Global Era ' by London Bloomsbury Publishing House, Apr 2016
- Corporate collections Oliver, Marketing Agency, London (May 2016), Black + White Offices (Feb 2016), Shoreditch, London; Werner Capital LLP (2012-2015), Belgravia, London; Bonas MacFarlane (2013), Battersea, London; Temirbank (2004), Almaty
Exhibitions:
2017:
March - The Other Art Fair, London, UK
April - Catherine Miller Art Gallery, Chelsea, London
May - Open studio w/e, Wimbledon London
Sep - Decorative Art Fair, London, UK
Oct- The Other Art Fair, London, UK
Dec - Dreamland, Solo, Piccadilly st London
www.martynova.co.uk
2016:
30 Nov - 25 Dec Aubergine Gallery, Wimbledon, London
17 - 20 Nov - 4 paintings at Edinburg Art Fair presented by Galeria De Arte Gaudi, Madrid
31 Oct - 05 Nov - #flyingsolo, solo show, Studio 657 Art Gallery, Fulham, London (pls RSVP via web site, strictly by invitations)
04 Aug - Hoxton Arches Gallery group show with @meettheartistslondon
04 Feb - Whitechapel Gallery, 1st Thursdays with Creative Debuts London
22-25 Jan - Melia White House, Art Room 2016, London
02 Jan - 04 Feb - Hoxton Holborn Hotel Gallery, London with Creative Debuts
2015:
15 - 21 Dec - Maze Art Exhibition, OXO tower, London
09-26 Oct - Wells Art Contemporary, Somerset, UK
20 Aug - 20 Sep - Solo, Matthew's Yard Gallery, Croydon
https://youtu.be/4OalwbC9Now
