Daria Martin

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Daria Martin (born 1973) is a contemporary American artist and filmmaker based in London since 2002. Working primarily in 16mm film, [1] her work has been exhibited in twenty four solo shows in public galleries including at the Barbican, [2] The New Museum, [3] and Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. [4] According to Martin, her films address the space between disparate states of being – levels of consciousness, internal and social worlds; subject and object. [5] Martin's films also often explore the differences and similarities between other artistic mediums including painting, performance, dance, and sculpture. [6]

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Biography

Daria Martin was born in San Francisco, CA. Martin earned a BA in Humanities from Yale University (1995), and an MFA in Art from UCLA (2000). Martin's artistic journey began with abstract paintings, which she describes as "formal and strict." She was drawn to film as she found it gave her the freedom to explore. Martin's first films drew inspiration from a range of early twentieth-century artists and choreographers such as Oskar Schlemmer, Varvara Stepanova, Alexander Rodchenko. Her films are created organically, often taking on a collaborative process.

Films

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Collections

Martin's work is in the collections of the Tate, London, the New Museum, New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, Arts Council England, London, Kadist Art Foundation, Paris, and Ringier, Zurich. [8]

Awards and residencies

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References

  1. Skye Sherwin (15 March 2012), "Artist of the week 181: Daria Martin", The Guardian
  2. "Daria Martin: Tonight the World". barbican.org.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. "Exhibition: "New Commissions Daria Martin: Minotaur"", archive.newmuseum.org, New Museum, January 28 – March 22, 2009
  4. "Daria Martin: One of The Things That Makes Me Doubt", accaonline.org.au, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, 25 May – 28 July 2013, archived from the original on 11 March 2016, retrieved 1 February 2014
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  6. Stephanie Bunbury (May 30, 2012), "Connecting dreams and consciousness", The Age
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  9. "Jarman Award 2018". flamin.filmlondon.org.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2020.[ dead link ]