Arantzazu
Martinez Peciña
Arantzazu Martínez Peciña, Vitoria, Spain, 1977. Graduated from the University of Fine Arts of the Basque Country, with a higher degree from the New York Academy of Figurative Art and specialization in academic realism at Water Street Atelier in New York.
His compositions, populated by historical, mystical, and fantastical settings, are sustained by a profoundly contemporary visual narrative. A vision formed in our time, influenced by new ways of disseminating and consuming images.
In her painting, universal characters and symbols are "remastered," not as they once were, but as we imagine them today. Eternal motifs are freed from the weight of the past to be reborn with the power and magnetism of a film still. This is not just the vision of a realist painter: it is a reality reconstructed with the visual intensity of a Hollywood trailer. This fusion endows her work with a powerful conceptual and emotional content far removed from mere recreation.
TECHNIQUE
Technique is always used with the aim of generating an illusion capable of permeating the viewer and touching their senses, their intellect, and their emotions. It draws on a wide range of traditional and contemporary techniques to generate the illusion of reality and pictorial richness. We see the history of painting in its ability to recreate space, three-dimensionality, different textures, and the light that bathes them; in carefully crafted compositions that construct part of the meaning; and in the use of color.
EMOTION
Her artworks are born with the purpose of connecting with our essence and awakening inner feelings of well-being, confidence, strength, and freedom. Every element of the work contributes to this purpose. The artist harmoniously blends the expressiveness of the human figure, its body language, and microgestures, along with the colors of the scene and the rhythms of the composition.
ATELIER MADRID-CLASSICAL ART STUDIO
In 2013, he opened “Atelier Madrid” together with the painter Mikel Olazabal.
Recognized by the Art Renewal Center, Atelier Madrid follows the academic learning method and provides, in the center of the capital, the consistent training and intimacy necessary for immersive learning. The program is always based on natural observation, with small groups and personalized instruction in both English and Spanish.
https://www.ateliermadrid.es/
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2016-2018
Ibex Collection Masterpiece project with the painting “Freedom Reborn”.
2015
Premio BEST IN SHOW ARC Salon con la pintura “Absolute trust- The sleeping beauty”.
2013
Premio BOUGUEREAU a la “Emotion, Theme and the Figure” ARC International Salon con la pintura: The Little Mermaid: the rescue.
- Premio ACQUISITION
ARC
Salon with "The Little Mermaid: the rescue".
- ARC Living Master Artist Recognition.
2012
Representative of Spain in the international artistic project “The Image of Russia”.
2009
Commissioned by Lucas Film Ltd: Art book Visions for Star Wars “Rancor”.
- Acquisition of the painting “Rancor” by George Lucas.
2008
Acquisition of the painting “The Witches’ House” by the MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona.
2007
FIGURATIVE CATEGORY AWARD con la pintura
“The Death of Love”.
International 2007
ARC Salon.
- Acquisition of the painting "Fallen Angel" by the MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art. Barcelona.
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Beyond Realism. China-Spain Exhibition. Royal Palace.
Madrid, Spain
2023
Beyond Realism. Grand National Theatre.
Beijing, China
Beyond Realism. Quan Shanshi Art Center.
Hangzhou, China
Ibex Masters in Bodrum.
Türkiye
Ibex Masters in Cannes at Villa Oxygène.
France
Mimesis, European Museum of Modern Art.
Barcelona, Spain
2022
Art Miami con Galleries Bartoux.
USA
2021
Artlife Fest.
Moscow, Russia
21st Century Art & Science. Museum of Natural Sciences.
Madrid, Spain
2019
Ibex Collection Hong Kong Exhibition.
China
Ibex Collection Singapore Exhibition.
Singapore
2018
Women Artists Today, European Museum of Contemporary Art, MEAM.
Barcelona, Spain
2016
Grand Salon. Salmagundi Club. New York. Group show (GS).
New York, United Estates
2015
Grand Salon. European Museum of Contemporary Art MEAM.
Barcelona, Spain
Another Reality. “La Vaguada” Cultural Center.
Madrid, Spain
2012
The image of Russia . Russian Academy of State Art l.
Moscow, Russia
2011
Art Madrid Fair. Foundation for the Arts and Artists. Crystal Palace.
Madrid, Spain
2010
Exhibition "Something more than realism IV".
Zaragoza, Spain
Figuratives'10. Foundation of Arts and Artists. Royal Mint.
Madrid, Spain
2009
Ormolú Gallery.
Pamplona, Spain
Colours Gallery. Arte Libre.
Edinburgh
2008
Atlanta Art Gallery.
Atlanta, USA
Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery.
New York, USA
Meredith Long Gallery.
Houston, TX
2007
Gustavo de Maeztu Museum. Solo exhibition. Show only.
Estella, Spain
Return to Beauty. Ormolú. Solo exhibition. Show only.
Pamplona, Spain
2005
Hirsch Gallery.
New York, USA
2004
Realism Today. Apex Gallery.
Washington, EEUU
2003
Balleroy Vieus. The Forbes Galleries.
New York, USA
