Artwork by Eddie Martinez at Contemporary Art & Design

Eddie Martinez, born in 1977 and based in Brooklyn, has become widely acknowledged by critics and collectors alike for his aggressive, raw and eclectic style of painting. In his work, Martinez mixes representation and abstraction, painting and drawing, colors and textures in the same non-hierarchical manner as he shuffles pop culture and Abstract Expressionism with his private personal iconography. The images and motifs that feature in his paintings have included cartoon-like ducks, skulls, and clowns. In addition to using oil paint, Martinez also incorporates a mix of media in his paintings, especially spray paint and markers.

The large painting on paper Bird Heading from 2005 marks the transition from the pronounced representational style of the earlier works towards the more formal abstraction of the current period, which makes the work significant in the creative evolution of the artist.