Martin Dansky Tableaux
Artist Statement
I wish to continue pushing the boundaries of three-dimensional forms by continuously expressing vividly coloured abstracts that defy a simple, singular view and maintain a special uniqueness in their ability to continually captivate.
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I begin my oil and acrylic paintings often with sketches on how I would like to defy a particular perspective that the observer might otherwise expect to see. But groundwork has also been affected by taking photos of three-dimensional forms under different light angles. By contrast my figurative watercolours depend more on diverse subject matter influenced by my social and political surroundings, past and present.
The influence of Kandinsky, Chagall and Escher has spurred my desire to explore new dimensions, create ethereal panoramas and balance colourful and exciting geometrical elements in my compositions. As well, exploring fractals in nature has been a prime influence.
Occasionally by hinting on classic figurative and naïve styles my main focus is on taking a fresher perspective to regular geometrical shapes or natural elements with an always curiously vivid and vibrant result. The observer will be stimulated to revisit again and again to see something that has escaped a previous view.
Biography
Martin Dansky, is a Canadian born artist born in Montreal in 1952. He began painting and drawing in Montreal in the late seventies but began his career through an art gallery, Il Ponte, run by Roberto Ascolese in Italy in 1992. A mostly a self-taught artist, he has been actively painting professionally since then and has moved through a naif-figurative style using various media charcoal, pen, watercolour and oil, with a willingness to explore vibrant, multidimensional, more abstract themes. From the etching workshop attended in 1994 in Montesacro, Rome to Nude drawings through Baz-Art and a pastel workshop with Michel Tiffet in Montreal, he has acquired additional skills he applies to his work. He painted, etched and drew in Italy from 1992 to 1997 and Yemen 1997-98 where he exhibited and also took care of writing up art cultural events at the Halaqa art center. He has recently moved from being a naïf-figurative to being an abstract painter. Then in 2002 he obtained a certificate in Graphic Arts from Concordia University.
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When painting on prepared canvases, he has often used a high chromaticity and blended his paints to increase the contrast between juxtaposed images. His multifaceted compositions have a popular allure as viewers question the supposed perspectives. The influence of Kandinsky, Chagall and Escher has spurred his desire to explore new dimensions, create ethereal panoramas and balance colorful and exciting geometrical elements in his compositions.
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His goal is to continue doing abstract art in the near future through relating vibrant geometric forms, challenging multidimensional perspectives but also to captivate the viewer into revisiting different geometrically based perspectives.