Etienne Martin
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Born 4 February 1913 in LoriolLoriol-sur-Drôme
Loriol-sur-Drôme is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Drôme, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Étienne Martin attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
from 1929 to 1933, where he met Marcel Michaud. He moved to Paris in 1934, working at the studio of Charles Malfray
Charles Malfray
Charles Malfray was a French sculptor.He was a student of the École des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans. At seventeen, he attended the School of Decorative Arts in Paris and the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts...
at the Académie Ranson
Académie Ranson
The Académie Ranson was founded in Paris by the French painter Paul Ranson , who himself studied at the Académie Julian, in 1908.- History :...
where he came into contact with such painters as Roger Bissière
Roger Bissière
Roger Bissière was a French artist who painted in the abstract Tachisme style. He was born in Villeréal, Lot-et-Garonne, and died in Boissièrettes...
, Jean Le Moal
Jean Le Moal
Jean Le Moal was a French painter of the new Paris school, designer of stained glass windows, and one of the founder members of the Salon de Mai.-Biography:...
, Jean Bertholle
Jean Bertholle
Jean Bertholle was a French painter of the new Paris School....
, Alfred Manessier
Alfred Manessier
Alfred Manessier was a non-figurative French painter, stained glass artist, and tapestry designer, part of the new Paris School and the Salon de Mai.-Biography:...
, Zelman, Véra Pagava and the sculptor François Stahly
François Stahly
François Stahly was a German-French sculptor....
. With them, he became part of the group Témoignage, which had exhibitions in Paris in 1938 and 1939. He worked primarily in wood and plaster, creating works inspired by his childhood memories of his home in Loriol. Later sculpture included bronze, string, and textiles.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Étienne Martin was a prisoner in Germany and was liberated in 1941. In 1942 he traveled to Oppède
Oppède
Oppède is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.- History :It is in fact two villages: Oppède-le-Vieux , built against the Petit Luberon and dating back to the 12th century, and Oppède-les-Poulivets , today known as "le village", down...
with Stahly et Zelman and then in 1943-1944 he went to Dieulefit
Dieulefit
Dieulefit is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:...
, Drôme where he met the writer Henri-Pierre Roché
Henri-Pierre Roché
Henri-Pierre Roché was a French author who was deeply involved with the artistic avant-garde in Paris and the Dada movement.- Biography :Roché was born in Paris, France. In 1898, he was an art student at the Académie Julian....
. Next he moved to Mortagne-au-Perche
Mortagne-au-Perche
Mortagne-au-Perche is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-Heraldry:-Demographic evolution:* 1962: 3909* 1968: 4322* 1975: 4877* 1982: 4851* 1990: 4584* 1999: 45131962 population without double counting-People:...
, Normandie
Normandie
Normandie may refer to:* The region of Normandy in north-west France and the Channel Islands* Normandie , iron-clad battleship of the 1860s.* Normandie class battleships from World War I...
. On his return to Paris in 1947 he lived with Roché, and he met Brancusi and Gurdjieff. Over the next dozen years he became spiritual, pracicing Eastern religions including Taoism
Taoism
Taoism refers to a philosophical or religious tradition in which the basic concept is to establish harmony with the Tao , which is the mechanism of everything that exists...
.
In 1954 Martin began his series of Demeures (Dwellings) for which he became well known. He received in 1966 the grand prize for sculpture in the 33rd Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
. He was a professor and head of the sculpture department from 1968 to 1983 at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
The École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts is the distinguished National School of Fine Arts in Paris, France.The École des Beaux-arts is made up of a vast complex of buildings located at 14 rue Bonaparte, between the quai Malaquais and the rue Bonaparte, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Près,...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He was elected 1971 to the Académie des beaux-arts.
In 1984 an exhibition bringing together all his Demeures was held at the Pompidou Center in Paris. In 2010, June to September, a new exhibition at the Pompidou Center, paid respect to the artist by showing fifteen sculptures, drawing, personal notebooks, and photographs of his studio.
He died in 1995 from cardiac arrest.
Works
His large abstract sculptures build on inspiriation of empty spaces delimited by volume.- Grand couple, bronze, 1947, at the Fondation Pierre GianaddaFondation Pierre GianaddaFondation Pierre Gianadda, inaugurated in 1978, administers museums and exhibitions located in Martigny, Switzerland. The permanent exhibitions include the Automobile Museum, Gallo-Roman Museum, Louis and Evelyn Franck Collection, Sculpture Park, and Chagall Court.-History:The Foundation was...
, Martigny, Switzerland - La nuit ouvrante, bronze, 1948, in the Musée de Grenoble
- Tête aux mains, bronze, 1950–1951, in the Musée de Dijon
- Lanleff-Demeure No. 4, bronze, 1961, Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
- Demeure 4, 1961, at the Maison de la Culture d'AmiensAmiensAmiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
- Le Manteau, 1962, in the Pompidou Center, Paris. This was the first fabric in sculpture at this Museum and gained him wide recognition.
- Trois Personnages, 1967, at the Fondation de Coubertin, Saint-Rémy lès Chevreuse, Yvelines
- Abécédaire, 1967, in the Pompidou Center, Paris
- Le Passage, 1969, at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de ParisMusée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de ParisMusée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art dedicated to the arts of the 20th/21st centuries. It is located at 11 Avenue du Président Wilson in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.-Description:...
- Le cerbère, chestnut, 1977, in the Musée de Lyon
- Mur miroir, 1979, in the Pompidou Center, Paris
- L'Escalier, wood, metal, plexiglass, rope, paint, 1983 at the Musée de Valence
- Le collier de la nuit; Les eaux souterraines du désir, mixed media, 1985, in the Musée de Grenoble
- La Ruine, L'Athanor, Demeure 1 at the Bois Orcan in Noyal-sur-VilaineNoyal-sur-VilaineNoyal-sur-Vilaine is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Bretagne in north-western France.-Geography:It is located at 10 kilometres east of Rennes.Adjacent communes, from the nearest to the farest :*Acigné,*Brécé,*Cesson-Sévigné,*Domloup,...
, (Ille-et-VilaineIlle-et-VilaineIlle-et-Vilaine is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country.- History :Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
) - Demeure at the Musée du Middelheim, Anvers
External links
- Photos of Étienne Martin by Magnum PhotosMagnum PhotosMagnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices located in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo...
photographer Martine FranckMartine FranckMartine Franck is a Belgian photographer, and a member of the Magnum Photos agency. She was the second wife of photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson after his divorce from Ratna Mohini, and is president and co-founder of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation, which administrates his estate.- Biography...
http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP3=ViewBox_VPage&VBID=2K1HZOWQTVDPM&CT=Search&DT=Image - Works by Étienne Martin in Public places in Paris http://www.insecula.com/contact/A009089.html
- Works by Étienne Martin at the Pompidou Center http://www.insecula.com/salle/MS01651.html
- Personnage III, 1967, at the Tuileries http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/tuileries/martin.htm
- Works by Étienne Martin at the Museum of outdoor sculpture http://www.insecula.com/salle/MS00889.html
- Étienne Martin at the Parc Jouvet de Valence http://etudesdromoises.free.fr/pages/pages_revue/resumes_d_articles/e_martin.htm
- Étienne Martin at the gallery Bernard Bouche http://www.galeriebernardbouche.com/artistes.php?nart=ETIENNE-MARTIN&pnart=