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Biography
French sculptor, studied sculpture at the École des Beaux Arts in Lyon from 1929 to 1933 and afterwards in Paris where he met Duchamp. From 1944 to 1947 he lived with Stahly and Manessier at Mortagne, Orne, where he produced a number of large wooden sculptures. The Large Couple, a totem-like, near symmetrical work was much praised by the influential critic Michel Taipié in his famous book Un Art Autre (Paris, 1952). Etienne Martin returned to Paris in 1947 where, through Roché he met Brancusi, Dubuffet and Henri Michaux. In 1949 he produced the innovative Passementerie series of three sculptures (Paris, Pompidou), from a mixture of materials including cloth, rope and wood. These resemble liturgical costumes for some magical ritual. In the mid-1950s, he worked on the Habitation series of sculptures, which are labyrinths with phallic protrusions lining the sides, creating the sense of a protective shelter. After the 70's, the most important of his sculptures was Wall-Mirror, made from a large piece of chestnut wood cut into two, near symmetrical, halves. The work is brightly painted in some areas. This arcane sculpture symbolizes the male and female. In his later work he continued the Habitation series, as in the mixed media Mur-Verseau, which confirmed his interest in varied materials and their contrasting textures.
Exhibitions
Etienne Martin, Sculptures Polychromes FIAC, France 01-10-1986 ~ 30-10-1986
Biennale de la Sculpture Centre Culturel de l'Yvone (Abbaye St. Germain), France 09-07-1989 ~ 10-09-1989
Etienne Martin, Un Sculpteur, Une Ville Valence, ville de, France 26-05-1992 ~ 06-09-1992
Etienne Martin FIAC, France 01-10-1996 ~ 30-10-1996
Accrochage Nº1, Selection of Portuguese and French Artists in The Berardo Collection Embaixada de França (French Embassy), Portugal 27-04-2005 ~ 15-10-2005
Contemporâneos de Arpad Szenes e Vieira da Silva na Collecção Berardo Fundação Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva, Portugal 06-03-2002 ~ 16-06-2002
Etienne Martin (Chapelle de la Salpêtrière) Festival d'Automne (Chapelle de la Salpêtrière), France ~
3D - The Berardo Collection at the Portugeuse Parlement Assembleia da República, Portugal 17-04-2007 ~ 20-08-2007
Bibliography
Accrochage Nº1, Selection of Portuguese and French Artists in TheBerardo Collection, 2005 Published by 90 Graus Editora, Lda. ISBN 9728964013
Contemporâneos de Arpad Szenes e Vieira da Silva na Colecção Berardo, 2002 Published by Fundação Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva ISBN 9728467192
Etienne Martin, 1991 Published by Adam Biro Editions
Etienne Martin, un Sculpteur, une Ville, 1992 Published by Ville de Valence
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