Martin worked in a number of studios during his career, including Wildman Corner studio in Walthamstow, and the Old Manor Park library. He started off his career printmaking, both screen printing and etching, then moved on to drawing and painting (watercolour, acrylic and oils) and finally sculpture.

His subject matter explored urban landscapes and consumerist culture and refected his general concerns about the environment, pollution and human hubris. He was fascinated by the way society is pulled relentlessly by our emotion, although hopelessly believing we are rational. Some of his work seeks, in a not too serious way, to highlight some of these contradictions.

Martin unfortunately passed away this year after battling frontal temporal dementia for a number of years. 

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Artist in Residence 24th Nov – 7th Dec