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Artist Spotlight: Tristan Martinez

A selection of paintings by multidisciplinary artist Tristan Martinez. Based in New York City, Martinez’s work highlights the banal aspects of daily life with an aesthetic focus on the irony of late-stage capitalism. Bridging photography and painting, Tristan constructs ambiguous narratives that transcend individual identity and defy direct placement — challenging the viewer to find the importance of what is laid out in front of them. See more images below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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