Lincoln Park Branch hosts a Hispanic Heritage Month art exhibit featuring the work of local artist Jesus Martinez.
Martinez’s exhibit Paper Cuts and Crumpled Homes will be on display from September 15 through October 15.
Martinez will give an artist talk at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 23 at Lincoln Park Branch.
Artist Statement
Blank paper has endless possibilities; it can be drawn on, painted on, or folded and molded into any structure imaginable. I use paper as a metaphor for people, their relationships, identity and their home. The themes, as I paint the paper in my work, are about found home and self identity. From face value, paper has varying subtle shifts in color and form, I create a bridge between abstract, minimalism and representational. What inspired me to create art was my observation of my surrounding society and my home, as well as the development of self-identification, from my adolescence transitioning into my adulthood.
Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibits
More than 20 local artists are exhibiting at CPL during Hispanic Heritage Month.
