Martina shapiro-biography

Martina Shapiro - Artist Statement

My paintings are influenced mostly by Fauvism and Expressionism, but also by Art Deco, Pop-Art and the old masters.

I love to create art and like to use expressive, vibrant color, abstraction and distortions to portray human emotions and passions.

My favorite artists are Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Egon Schiele, Mark Rothko, Peter Max, Rubens and El Greco, among others.

I can be inspired by almost anything – the shape of a tree branch, the curve of a moving human body, a cloud, a melody or a story.

I then carry this inspiration with me as I keep sketching and experimenting until I arrive at an image that is my artistic

response to that inspiration.

I then begin painting, but do not look at the sketch any more – as that is too limiting.

Painting is like a dance, it has to flow effortlessly and naturally, and it does, provided I can lose myself

and connect to the creative flow.

When I do that, my hand paints as