honorable mention
Antoine Martin france
title
Art Goes West
He holds a baccalaureate in economics and social studies, and he is graduated from Speos photography school in Paris. Freelancing for now 2 years, Antoine focuses mostly on his documentary work.
Creative and curious, he finds his inspiration in the understanding of human being and his environment as highlighted in his work about the MMA, the Covid-19 or the gentrification in Allapattah
ANTOINE MARTIN
Based in Paris (France)
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entry description
If you hear about art in Miami, the name "Wynwood" comes first. This working-class neighborhood with African-American, Haitian or Cuban populations, who had the highest rate of unemployment and crime in the 1970s, has become a flagship of street art since promoter Tony Goldman invested there during the 2000s, inviting graffiti artists to express themselves on the walls of its buildings. Veritable open-air museums: the WynwoodWalls. With the exception of the promoter's visit, Allapattah has lived the same story and is already foreshadowing itself as the new Eldorado of the "Graff" world. The person behind this promise is Fabian Martinez, owner of "Esquina de Abuela".Fabian inherited this place after the death of his grandmother, a Cuban woman who fled her island after fighting alongside Fidel Castro and then against him. The soul of this exceptional woman still lives on the walls of the house and has even been immortalized on one of them.Last December when Art Basel was in full swing, he welcomed: graffiti artists of multiple nationalities, notably the Swiss Sèyo, pioneer of the discipline in Europe; but also Ignacio, a homeless man that Fabian took under his wing and with whom he exchanges help in the house for a roof and food, or James, a childhood friend recently released from prison and resident of "Esquina de Abuela" the time of a new start under the exclusive condition of not succumbing to his old demons.As a visitor, we are only passing guests of the walls of "La Esquina de Abuela" intended not to drag on. We are like the graffiti that is exposed in the house, then disappears replaced by new works. "Esquina de Abuela" is not a "our home" but a "their home" where they welcome us.about the photographer
Antoine is a 21 years old photographer based in the suburb of Paris. He started photography at an early age with his father's gear.He holds a baccalaureate in economics and social studies, and he is graduated from Speos photography school in Paris. Freelancing for now 2 years, Antoine focuses mostly on his documentary work.
Creative and curious, he finds his inspiration in the understanding of human being and his environment as highlighted in his work about the MMA, the Covid-19 or the gentrification in Allapattah
ANTOINE MARTIN
Based in Paris (France)
back to gallery