Mauro C. Martinez

Mauro C. Martinez

Born in 1986, now lives in Texax, USA. Mauro C. Martinez juxtaposes common pictorial forms from art history with the monotonous streams of online imagery that we, as an increasingly digital society, are so often subjected to. Skillfully utilising metaphor, irony and dark humour, Martinez’s paintings respond to the doctrines of internet culture, at once critiquing and mocking our relationship with contemporary imagery.

The word ‘meme’ stems from the Greek ‘mimēma’ which means ‘that which is imitated’. When one object or creation imitates another there is an inherent potential present: namely, the potential for satire. Martinez interacts with the cultural phenomenon of the meme in order to examine a society hell-bent on voracious image consumption and, in doing so, to pose the question “what happens when you imitate

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the imitated?” The meme has certain inherent qualities: it is quickly made, somewhat crude, critical yet flippant and has the potential to reach immensely large audiences extremely quickly. These traits contrast starkly with that of traditional oil painting, Martinez fuses the two and simultaneously challenges the conventions of seemingly opposed image making.

Martinez's works are exhibited worldwide and collected by the Bunker Foundation (Rudin Woody Collection), Los Angeles, United States; Emergencies Art Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon; M+Museum, Hong Kong, China; Para Site, Hong Kong, China; Robbins Collection, London, UK; W Art Foundation, Hong Kong, China; Xiao Contemporary Art Museum, Rizhao, Shandong, China, etc.

Artworks

Mauro C. Martinez

This Is the Future Liberals Want
2021
Oil on canvas
152 x 152 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

Sensitive Content No.30
2021
Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas
76 x 81 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

Block Chain
2023
Oil and aerosol on canvas
152 x 152 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

August 16th, 2021 (Kabul Airport)
2021
Oil on linen
25.4 x 20.3 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

Toilit
2021
Oil on linen
152 x 152 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

Cursed Campfire
2021
Oil on canvas
100 x 80 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

Bad Faith Painting No.1
2021
Oil on canvas
152 x 152 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

Toilit (Study
2021
Oil on canvas
25.5 x 20.3 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

Bipartisan Diptych No.3
2021
Aerosol and acrylic ink on canvas
122 x 182 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

Cursed Gaming Setup
2021
Oil on linen
122 x 91 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

Cursed Emoji 9
2023
Acrylic on canvas
121.92 cm diameter

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Cursed Emoji 12
2023
Acrylic and urethane resin on canvas
30.48 cm diameter

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Mauro C. Martinez

Cursed Emoji 3
2023
Acrylic on canvas
182.88cm diameter

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Mauro C. Martinez

Cursed Emoji 4
2023
Acrylic on canvas
182.88cm diameter

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Mauro C. Martinez

Cursed Emoji 5
2023
Acrylic on canvas
182.88cm diameter

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Mauro C. Martinez

Cursed Emoji 13
2023
Acrylic on canvas
30.48 cm diameter

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Mauro C. Martinez

Cursed Emoji 21
2023
Oil on canvas panel
25.4 x 20.32 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

Omen
2023
Resin
12.7 x 7.62 x 5.08 cm
18.5 x 15 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

Plug
2023
Cables and power plug
17.78 x 17.78 x 15.24 cm

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Mauro C. Martinez

Tulip
2023
Nintendo console and cables
45.72 x 22.86 x 30.48 cm

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