Salton Pool , 2010 Oil on Canvas 48 x 48″
A selection of work from the series Home on the Strange in Search of the Salton Sea will be on view at the George Billis Gallery in Culver City, CA January 7- February 11, 2012
Reception Saturday January 7, 5-8pm
Deborah Martin is a recipient of the 2011 Orlowsky Freed Foundation Grant.
Sponsored in part by the Lilian Orlowsky and William Freed Foundation Grant and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.
An exhibition is scheduled at PAAM for the fall of 2012 in Provincetown Massachusetts.
For more information: 2011 Orlowsky Freed Grant Recipients
WONDER VALLEY
NEW PAINTINGS BY DEBORAH MARTIN
Editorial Introduction By Alison Simonis
Photographic images courtesy of The 29 Palm Historical Society
OCTOBER 8- NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Opening Preview Saturday October 8th, 2011 6-9pm
October 22nd, 2011 4-6pm
Artist Reception With Live Music by Folk/Rocker Tim Easton and Special Guest Lydia Night
Sponsored by The Red Arrow Gallery and JTAG
In conjunction with the HWY 62 Art Tours
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Deborah Martin’s luminous and provocative style of realism contemplates the vestiges of American life on the edge in her latest exhibition, “Wonder Valley”.
Her painted depictions of remnants and relics of this quasi ghost valley settlement of homesteads born out of a 1938 Federal Land Grant comprise a portrait of a place in metamorphosis. Intimately coupled with the weathering austerities of the Mojave Desert, these outposts of human habitation exhibit an obvious struggle for survival.
Martin showcases a frontier of existential befuddlement: a seemingly confused pondering whether to persist, give up or renew amidst the trappings of domicile.
The rise and fall of opportunity, hope and longing present themselves, eerily, in these paintings.
The question looms whether an insubordinate Wild West is staging a mockery over the American materialist fantasy.
The Red Arrow Gallery 61597 29 Palms Hwy , Joshua Tree, CA 92252
ART HOUSE
Curated by Jacquie Israel
If you don’t have time to get to MOCA’s highly anticipated “Art in the Streets” exhibit, you can see work by some of the same artists here, including pieces by BANSKY.
MAY 7 2-7 / MAY 8 2-6 pm
April 29-June 29, 2011 by appointment.
Hazen Steps (America) and White Trailer (Wonder Valley) will be on view.
943 IIiff Street
Pacific Palisades, CA
RSVP jacquie.israel@mac.com or call 310-308-6923 to schedule an appointment.
Canute Station has been donated to the Venice Art Walk Silent Auctions. Help provide free health care. Place your bid.
Martin is a contributor in The Amor Fati Origins Issue Volume 4
Join us at the new Salton Sea History Museum located inside the historic North Shore Beach & Yacht Club. Sitting on the north shore of California’s largest lake, the Salton Sea, this recently restored historic treasure was designed by famed mid-century architect Albert Frey.
Based on Polaroids taken over a period of four years, Home on the Strange: In search of the Salton Sea depicts various aspects of the reality of life on the Salton Sea. In her trademark style of haunting American Realism, Martin skillfully and subtly examines concepts of worth and beauty and begs compelling questions about the psychology of place and the search for a sense of home.
Amy Sather Smith contributes text to supplement Martin’s paintings, providing a history of the Salton Sea and examining the dreams that originally attracted people to the area as well as the psychology that compels some to stay and others to still arrive.
Home on the Strange: In saearch of the Salton Sea, a CATALYSIS PROJECTS Publication is available for sale on AMAZON starting December 17th, 2010.
