MALAGA DISPLAYS BRITISH ARTIST
The Costa del Sol has many outlets for artists of all kinds and from many different nationalities and cultures. Apart from the many art galleries, large and small dotted about the Costa del Sol there are art cafes in abundance where artists can display their work and sell them to anyone interested in buying them. Many hotels on the Costa del Sol also display and sell local artists work.
So its always a pleasure to hear about a British contemporary artist bringing an exhibition of his work to the Costa del Sol.
The CAC Contemporary Arts Centre in the Costa Del Sol’s capital, Malaga is showing a selection of the work of Jason Martin, an young up and coming British artist. The exhibition, which is called Nomad, consists of different coloured oils painted on aluminium. This gives an incredible effect of contours and reflected light as the clientèle moves around the art gallery.
Jason acknowledges the influence on his work of Casper David Friedrich, a German painter who was one of the first painters to explore the link between light and texture.
Jason Martin was born in the Channel Islands in 1970 and now lives and works in London. He first became known at the famous 1997 “Sensation” exhibition, where his work was displayed alongside the Chapman brothers, Damien Hurst and Sarah Lucas.
Martin’s Costa del Sol exhibition can be viewed at the CAC in Malaga until 6th of April. The gallery is open from Tuesday to Sunday between 10am to 8pm and admission is free.
Picture by G J Allen
3 Responses to “MALAGA DISPLAYS BRITISH ARTIST”
By Tim E. on Mar 8, 2008 | Reply
I have never seen oil on aluminium. It sounds like your area is alive with artwork.
By Terry on Mar 10, 2008 | Reply
Neither have I! My partner Janice is a fine artist and has some of her work displayed in a hotel in Malaga since Christmas. She’s sold one already and is looking at lots of other art cafe’s and hotels in the area to put up more of her work. She’s never had the confidence to do that before and getting over 200 euros for a small watercolour definitely gave her a boost.