Artist

Eddie Martinez

b. 1977, Groton · Based in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Self-taught visual artist

Oil and Spray Paint on Linen
Enamel & Oil Stick
Venice Biennale San Marino Pavilion

Eddie Martinez represented San Marino at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. Fusing street graffiti gestures with historical abstract expressionism, Martinez combines spray paint, oil, and collage to paint energetic still lifes of tabletops, cartoon skulls, and butterflies.