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Kenneth Martin

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Kenneth Laurence Martin (13 April 1905 in Sheffield – 1984) was an English painter and sculptor who along with his wife Mary Martin and Victor Pasmore was a leading figure in the revival of Constructivism in Britain and America in the 1940s. [1]

22 relations: Abstract art, Brixton, Constructivism (art), Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, England, Euston Road School, Geometric abstraction, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Kinetic art, London, Mary Martin (artist), Mobile (sculpture), Peter Lowe (artist), Realism (arts), Royal College of Art, Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, Tate St Ives, The London Group, This Is Tomorrow, University of Cambridge, Victor Pasmore.

Abstract art

Abstract art uses a visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.

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Brixton

Brixton is a district of south London, England, within the London Borough of Lambeth.

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Constructivism (art)

Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1913 by Vladimir Tatlin.

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Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge Department of Engineering is the largest department at the University of Cambridge and one of the leading centres of engineering in the world.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Euston Road School

The Euston Road School is a term applied to a group of English painters, active either as staff or students at the School of Drawing and Painting in London between 1937 and 1939.

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Geometric abstraction

Geometric abstraction is a form of abstract art based on the use of geometric forms sometimes, though not always, placed in non-illusionistic space and combined into non-objective (non-representational) compositions.

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Institute of Contemporary Arts

The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square.

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Kinetic art

Kinetic art is art from any medium that contains movement perceivable by the viewer or depends on motion for its effect.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Mary Martin (artist)

Mary Adela Martin (née Balmford) (16 January 1907 in Folkestone – 9 October 1969 in London) was a British sculptor best known for her work with her husband Kenneth Martin.

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Mobile (sculpture)

A mobile is a type of kinetic sculpture constructed to take advantage of the principle of equilibrium.

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Peter Lowe (artist)

Peter Lowe (born 17 June 1938) is an English Artist.

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Realism (arts)

Realism, sometimes called naturalism, in the arts is generally the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding artistic conventions, or implausible, exotic, and supernatural elements.

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Royal College of Art

The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, in the United Kingdom.

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Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England.

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Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is a public university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

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Tate St Ives

Tate St Ives is an art gallery in St Ives, Cornwall, England, exhibiting work by modern British artists with links to the St Ives area.

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The London Group

The London Group is a society based in London, England, created to offer additional exhibiting opportunities to artists besides the Royal Academy of Arts.

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This Is Tomorrow

This Is Tomorrow was a seminal art exhibition in August 1956 at the Whitechapel Art Gallery on High Street in London, UK, facilitated by curator Bryan Robertson.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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Victor Pasmore

Edwin John Victor Pasmore, CH, CBE (3 December 190823 January 1998) was a British artist and architect.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Martin

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