Antonio Alonso Martinez (born 29 April 1963 in

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) is a Spanish painter. Since the 80s, the artist argues that humanity will find their own spiritual reality. This has been the central theme of his work for more than 30 years. Born in Portugal to Spanish parents, Martinez opted for the Spanish nationality in 1978. He studied

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Center for Art and Visual Communication

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, Portugal. In 1984 was co-author of the Manifest of the Multi-instrumentalist Painting published in the Newspaper of Letters, Arts and Ideas on 26 June 1984. This manifest was accompanied by an exhibition at the University of Fine Arts of Lisbon, creating enthusiasm among the new artists and critic. In January 2011 one of his work - ''Portrait of Kurt Cobain'' - reached the second higher value in the sale of Contemporary Art at the Austrian auction house

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. In September 2012 another portrait of Kurt Cobain by Martinez was sold at

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in London. In January 2013 in

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one of his works - ''Diana'' - reached the highest value on auction at

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Millionaires Club.

Diplomacy

In 2014, Martinez was a guest speaker at “The Madrid Symposium on Peace Building & Conflict Resolution - The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & Global Political Discourse”.

References

External links

Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Antonio Alonso 1963 births Living people People from Oeiras, Portugal 20th-century Spanish painters 20th-century Spanish male artists Spanish male painters 21st-century Spanish painters Portuguese painters Portuguese people of Spanish descent Portuguese male painters Portuguese expatriates in Nigeria 21st-century Spanish male artists