About "Min" KOURY MARTIN
ARTIST STATEMENT
I’m enchanted by both the subtleties and the power of Light and Movement, and instill this in my works. They represent the embodiment of my desire to visually convey "intangibles" that have no independent existence on their own. That is, feelings, concepts, and universals such as pure emotions and my personal delight in our world. I have used many different media throughout my career to achieve the effects I want to capture. From an early age, I've been a committed Conservationist, protecting Earth whenever I can, so I'll occasionally repurpose materials into my artistic processes to create with the health of our Planet in mind.
Presently I'm focused on the production of fresh, timeless, contemporary oil paintings, acrylic paintings, and digital art, producing paintings in Abstract Expressionism and Conceptual Minimalism styles for Today and for Future Spaces.
I’m actively exploring the seemingly limitless boundaries to visual interpretation. Uplifting the Individual and Humanity with one of a kind works that are compelling, calming, questioning, whimsical, or thought provoking is my primary intent.
I’ve been an Artist, a Creative, throughout my life, earning that reputation through many forms of expression. I’ve painted traditional Landscapes and Florals in Oils, Contemporary Abstracts in Acrylics, and hundreds of Digital Paintings in my "N" series. Each can stand alone; collectively they provide a form of interaction between myself, technology, and the viewer. I've also produced Drawings, Mobile Sculptures, Zentangles, Fiber Arts, Sewing, Ceramics, Papercrafts, 3D Collages, Photographs, Eggery and more.
Without a doubt I was Created to Create. I am literally driven to produce something every day and often, into the night, as a Fine Artist, Craftperson, and Writer.
I worked professionally as a Textile Silkscreen Artist, Glass Painter, Graphic Artist and Art Teacher, and I also played roles unrelated to Art. Messenger, Bank Teller, Executive Secretary, Office Manager, Medical Transcriptionist, Website developer and Motherhood experiences also influenced how I interpret what I see.
I'm motivated to help change the world using creative vision, so I volunteered extensively with theaters, museums, scout groups, churches, schools, an Arts Council, and more. Whether making 1000 masks during Covid, chairing a local Art Exhibit, designing and creating props, costumes and programs, I devoted time and talents to further Arts in the community. Community has always been important, although currently my existence is more reclusive so I can concentrate on building a legacy body of work.
In addition to five years of formal Art classes, and much personally directed experimentation while acquiring my Associates in Arts Degree, I completed Summer en Plein Aire classes and an Art Institute program as well.
Some of the Artists who inspired me to adventure into the unexplored and take risks include: Helen Frankenthaler, Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko, Alexander Calder, M.C. Escher, Joan Miro, and Pablo Picasso. I'm passionate about Art in all forms, and readily admit to a genuine fondness for Michaelangelo, Leonardo Davinci and Impressionist Masters Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cezanne. Also, Theo Van Doesburg, Jackson Pollock and Wassily Kandinsky.
I truly appreciate your time. Please share my Art with others. Best Regards, Min
Feel free to contact me directly by email at: MinaKouryMartin@Gmail.com
