Antonio Alonso Martinez facts for kids
Antonio Alonso Martinez (born on April 29, 1963) is a Spanish painter. For over 30 years, his art has explored the idea that people can discover their own inner spirit and understanding. This deep theme is at the heart of all his work.
Martinez was born in Portugal to Spanish parents. In 1978, he chose to become a Spanish citizen. He studied Fine Arts at the Center for Art and Visual Communication in Lisbon, Portugal.
New Ideas in Art
In 1984, Antonio Alonso Martinez helped create a new art idea called the "Manifest of the Multi-instrumentalist Painting." This idea was shared in a newspaper called the Newspaper of Letters, Arts and Ideas. An art show at the University of Fine Arts of Lisbon went along with this new idea. It made many young artists and art critics excited about new ways to create art.
Famous Paintings and Auctions
Antonio Alonso Martinez's paintings have become very popular and have sold for high prices at art auctions. An auction is a public sale where items are sold to the highest bidder.
- In January 2011, one of his paintings, Portrait of Kurt Cobain, sold for a very high price at an auction house in Austria called Dorotheum.
- In September 2012, another portrait of Kurt Cobain by Martinez was sold at Christie's in London, which is another famous auction house.
- In January 2013, his painting Diana reached the highest price at an auction held by the Forbes Millionaires Club in Warsaw.
Working for Peace
Antonio Alonso Martinez has also used his voice to help promote peace. In 2014, he was a special speaker at a meeting in Madrid. This meeting was called "The Madrid Symposium on Peace Building & Conflict Resolution." It focused on how to create world peace by encouraging people from different religions and countries to talk and understand each other.
See also
In Spanish: Antonio Alonso Martinez para niños
