birth_place training nationality field birth_date article_title name bgcolour
eindhoven , netherlands royal academy of art jan van eyck academy dutch art 19 april 1939 jan martens
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jan martens

jan martens -lrb- born eindhoven , 19 april 1939 -rrb- is a dutch painter .
jan martens studied at the academy of visual arts -lrb- the hague , 1954 -- 1959 -rrb- under the direction of kees bol , among others , and at the jan van eyck academy -lrb- maastricht 1961-1966 -rrb- .
in the time between the two schooling periods , he made his living as a graphic designer and silkscreen printer .
the second degree developed his fine arts skills , and he specialized in painting and sculpture .
while a student , martens spent time travelling abroad and so became acquainted with classical greece , islamic morocco and classical italy .
marten 's first artistic period was marked by abstract expressionism and pop art , producing `` mechanical landscapes '' , but also works inspired by classical culture , such as `` il ritorno d'Úlise '' .
even at that time , his painting demonstrated his characteristically baroque use of colors , in combination with transparent layers .
a second is deemed by some more mature .
kimonos , fans , and oriental motifs spread all over the canvas reflected his fascination for the east , especially japan .
the last works in this series are called `` magiciens de la terre '' , `` athmospheric phenomena '' , and `` the protecting veil . ''
these paintings include highly poetical images with mystic elements in a mixed-media technique .
martens taught drawing and painting at the art academy of maastricht -lrb- 1967 -- 1985 -rrb- and later taught the same disciplines at the academy of industrial design in eindhoven -lrb- 1986 -rrb- .
in addition , martens won several prizes , including the prize for monumental art of sittard and valkenburg -lrb- 1966 -rrb- , the encouragement prize for easel painting , eindhoven -lrb- 1968 -rrb- , the bronze medal at the europe prize for easel painting , ostende -lrb- 1976 -rrb- , and has participated as a jury member at the zollner art contest -lrb- 1991 -rrb- .
martens has been a member of the professional association of visual artists -lrb- b.b.k. -rrb- since 1966 , the foundation art and culture -lrb- stichting kunst & cultuur -rrb- limburg , maastricht since 1992 , and the foundation symbiose unit art and culture -lrb- stichting symbiose unit kunst & cultuur , 1996 -- 1999 -rrb- .
the artist lived in eindhoven -lrb- 1968 -- 74 -rrb- , and then moved to roermond , where he currently lives .
