Agnes Martin

Birth : 1912-03-22,

Death : 2004-12-16

History

Agnes Bernice Martin was a Canadian-born American abstract painter. Her work has been defined as an "essay in discretion on inward-ness and silence". Although she is often considered or referred to as a minimalist, Martin considered herself an abstract expressionist. She was awarded a National Medal of Arts from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1998.

Profile

Movies

Agnes Martin: With My Back to the World

Herself

A groundbreaking documentary on the internationally renowned painter, designated by ARTnews Magazine one of the world's top-ten living artists. This documentary was shot over a period of four years, from 1998 through 2002, Agnes Martin's ninetieth year. Interviews with Martin are inter-cut with shots at work in her studio in Taos, New Mexico, with photographs and archival footage, and with images of her work from over five decades. It is a venue for Martin to speak about her work, her working methods, her life as an artist, and her views about the creative process. She also discusses her film, "Gabriel" and reads from her poetry and lectures. In keeping with Martin's chosen life of solitude, she alone appears in the documentary.

Gabriel

Writer

Gabriel is the only film by the Canadian-American painter Agnes Martin. The film loosely follows the wanderings of a ten year old boy in rural New Mexico.

Gabriel

Director

Gabriel is the only film by the Canadian-American painter Agnes Martin. The film loosely follows the wanderings of a ten year old boy in rural New Mexico.