- Ismael Martinez -

Memorias de Otros Cuerpos II, 2024

Oil on canvas
16 in x 23.5 in
(40 cm x 60 cm)

Contraluz, 2024

Oil on canvas
16 in x 12 in
(40 cm x 30 cm)

Eje, 2024

Oil on canvas
16 in x 12 in
(40 cm x 30 cm)

Sunkissed, 2024

Oil on canvas
16 in x 12 in
(40 cm x 30 cm)

Suset, 2024

Oil on canvas
19.5 in x 19.5 in
(50 cm x 50 cm)

El Reposo, 2024

Oil on canvas
39 in x 24.5 in
(100 cm x 62 cm)

Memorias del Carnaval, 2024

Oil on canvas
32 in x 24 in
(80 cm x 60 cm)

Flotar, 2023

Oil on canvas
28 in x 16 in
(70 cm x 40 cm)

SOLD

Ventana I, 2023

Oil on canvas
31.5 in x 39.5 in
(80 cm x 100 cm)

SOLD

Cama, 2023

Oil on canvas
31.5 in x 23.5 in
(80 cm x 60 cm)

Lateral, 2023

Oil on canvas
31.5 in x 23.5 in
(80 cm x 60 cm)

SOLD

Sombras, 2023

Oil on canvas
31.5 in x 23.5 in
(80 cm x 60 cm)

SOLD

Ventana, 2023

Oil on canvas
31.5 in x 23.5 in
(80 cm x 60 cm)

Suspiro, 2023

Oil on canvas
31.5 in x 23.5 in
(80 cm x 60 cm)

Espalda, 2023

Oil on canvas
12 in x 12 in
(30 cm x 30 cm)

SOLD

Vientre, 2023

Oil on canvas
10 in x 7 in
(25 cm x 18 cm)

SOLD

Morning, 2023

Oil and tempera on canvas
12 in x 27.5 in
(30 cm x 70 cm)

SOLD

Adoration al Alba

Oil and tempera on canvas
31.5 in x 31.5 in
(80 cm x 80 cm)

SOLD

El Observado, 2022

Oil and tempera on canvas
24.5 in x 39.5 in
(62 cm x 100 cm)

Amoretto VI, 2022

Oil and tempera on canvas
19.5 in x 16 in
(50 cm x 40 cm)

SOLD

Revés, 2022

Oil and tempera on canvas
19.5 in x 19.5 in
50 cm x 50 cm

SOLD

La Noche Previa a la Titanomiquia, 2022

Oil and tempera on canvas
39.5 in x 31.5 in
(100 cm x 80 cm)

Una Extraña Vision de Marte, 2022

Oil and tempera on canvas
27.5 in x 17 in
(70 cm x 43 cm)

Los Ojos del Futuro, 2020

Oil and tempera on canvas
80 cm x 100 cm

(31.5 in 39.5 in)

SOLD

Esas Luces Que Ya No Se Van, 2021

Oil and tempera on canvas
110 cm x 90 cm

(43 in x 35.5 in)

SOLD

El Despojo de Noveno, 2021

Oil and tempera on canvas
60 cm x 60 cm

(23.5 in x 23.5 in)

SOLD

Resplendor II, 2021

Oil and tempera on canvas
60 cm x 40 cm (23.5 in x 16 in)

SOLD

Ojo de Tigre, 2021

Oil and tempera on canvas
80 cm c 60 cm

(31.5 in x 23.5 in)

SOLD

No Te Quiero Dejar Ir, 2021

Oil and tempera on canvas
75 cm x 120 cm

(29.5 in x 47 in)

SOLD

Varias Formas de Ser Encantado, 2019

Oil and tempera on canvas
80 cm x 57 cm (31.5 in x 22.5 in)

SOLD

Irrupción, 2019

Tempera and oil on canvas
70 cm x 35 cm (27.5 in x 13.5 in)

SOLD

XIX, 2021

Oil and tempera on canvas
44 cm x 71 cm (17 in x 28 in)

SOLD

Vox Terrestrium, 2017

Oil on canvas
20 cm x 20 cm (8 in x 8in)

SOLD

Intimo, 2019

Oil and tempera on canvas
30 cm x 40 cm (12 in x 16 in)

SOLD

Naturaleza de Cambio, 2017

Oil on canvas
25 cm x 17 cm (9 in x 6.5 in)

SOLD

Sequor, 2017

Oil on canvas
20 cm x 30 cm (8 in x 12 in)

SOLD

Amoreto V, 2019

Tempera and oil on canvas
20.5 cm x 44 cm (8.2 in x 17.6 in)

SOLD

Reposo de la Titanomaquia, 2019

Oil on canvas
60 cm x 60 cm (24 in x 24 in)

SOLD

Transition, 2019

Oil and tempera on canvas
40 cm x 30 cm (16 in x 12 in)

Oraculo, 2019

Oil and tempera on canvas
69 cm x 50 cm (27 in x 20 in)

SOLD

Tumefacto, 2019

Tempera and oil on canvas
60 cm x 60 cm (24 in x 24 in)

SOLD

Untitled

Prismacolor on paper
22 cm x 28 cm (8.5 in x 11 in)

Nubes I, 2021

Oil and tempera on canvas
70 cm x 100 cm

(27.5 in x 39.5 in)

SOLD

El Abrazo, 2021

Oil and tempera on canvas
70 cm x 70 cm

(27.5 in x 27.5 in)

SOLD

Metanoia, 2020

Oil and tempera on canvas
60 cm x 50 cm

(23.5 in x 20 in)

SOLD

Resplandor I, 2021

Oil and tempera on canvas
40 cm x 60 cm (16 in x 23.5 in)

SOLD

Reflejo, 2021

Oil and tempera on canvas
80 cm x 100 cm

(31.5 in x 39 in)

The naked form communes intimately with nature in the works of Monterrey born artist, Ismael Martinez. To study movement, the effects of light and our connection to the earth from birth to the grave is the passion that shows through in his paintings. Inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites he attempts to give new life to older methods such as using tempera along with oils giving the past a contemporary voice.

His surrounding landscapes are part of the narration, elements that act as symbols, metaphorically linking the human experience, nature within, to mother earth, the surrounding nature without. Whether it is the nature to resist or the willingness to listen in silence, his work both challenges us to contemplate our place in the universe while also letting us observe in repose the light in the universes within us. What emerges is a sacred beauty that speaks not to religion but to divine humanity.