Abstract Artist

"Master Painter of the World" - International Artist Magazine

 

Abstract Art Paintings

Abstract artist Martin Banks

After studying at the Glasgow School of Art  I exhibited widely in my native Scotland, my early work focusing on figurative, landscape and still life. This period allowed for the development of the painterly skills and eye for detail. In 1997 a realisation that the main interest in my painting was the potential of the working of paint to create a feeling in the viewer  led me to more abstract work. This was at the same time as I became interested in the subject matter of cells and viruses and began using these as subject matter for abstract work. In 2000 I left Scotland for the city of Kassel in Germany where I continue to experiment with the possibilities of paint. I mainly work in abstract but my love of landscape ensures that I still produce landscapes which in time will no doubt become more abstract themselves.