Newport Curator Comments on Paula Martiesian
Our new podcast features an interview with Nancy Grinnell, curator of the Newport Art Museum, discussing the work of contemporary Rhode Island artist, Paula Martiesian. Ms. Grinnell curated It's a Jungle Out There, a solo exhibition of Martiesian's in 2003 at the Newport Art Museum.
During the month of July, Bert Gallery is exhibiting the paintings of contemporary Rhode Island artist, Paula Martiesian. Martiesian is well-known for her fearless use of bright, bold colors and strong brushstrokes to represent the natural world around her. She strives not to replicate the precise shapes and colors of a landscape, but to immerse the viewer in her impression of a scene, relating a visual and emotional experience through her canvas.
Paula Martiesian graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1976 and has been an active painter in Rhode Island ever since. After graduating, she continued her study of painting with former RISD professor Gordon Peers, until his death in 1988.
Paula Martiesian's paintings reflect the strong daring style of the abstract expressionists and also of her mentor, Gordon Peers, while never losing a sense of personal identity. The bold choice of colors and sweeping forms are unique to her style, as is her treatment of landscape as natural beauty to be embraced in its untamed state.
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