KATA MARTELL
ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR
WHO AM I?
I AM AN ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR BASED IN NORWICH, U.K. I TRAINED AT NORWICH UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS.
MY PRACTICE FOCUSSES ON HUMANIST, FEMINST AND FIGURATIVE THEMES, IN PARTICULAR EXPLORING EXPRESSION THROUGH
MOVEMENT OF THE BODY. I PRIMARILY USE TRADITIONAL MEDIA SUCH AS ACRYLIC, WATERCOLOUR, GOAUCHE, CLAY AND COLLAGE.
I SPECIALISE IN BOOK COVER ILLUSTRATION, CONCEPTUAL ART AND FIGURE MAKING.
a collection of sketches in response to ‘the eskapist’ by alexander ekman and the royal swedish ballet
‘rite of spring blues’ acrylic and watercolour on canvas’
paintings inspired by ‘the rite of spring’ by igor stravinsky
‘dancers in the clouds’ acrylic on paper
dancers in the clouds’ digitally remastered
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
BOOK COVER ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN FOR ‘THE MAGIC OF TIEGA’ BY MARCEL SOURIS
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
BOOK COVER ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN CREATED FOR ‘SEWN TO THE PAGE’ BY TOM ALEXANDER
CONCEPTUAL WORK
CLAY SCULPTURES CREATED TO SHOWCASE A PERFORMANCE
OF ‘THE RITE OF SPRING’ BY PINA BAUSCH AND IGOR STRAVINSKY
CLAY SCULPTURES CREATED TO SHOWCASE A PERFORMANCE OF ‘THE RITE OF SPRING’ BY PINA BAUSCH AND IGOR STRAVINSKY
CONCEPTUAL WORK
Developmental Paintings and poster designed and created for ''The Rite OF SpRing'.
CONCEPTUAL WORK
A SAMPLE OF POSTERS CREATED FOR CONTEMPORARY BALLET PERFORMANCE ‘THE RITE OF SPRING’ BY PINA BAUSCH
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A POSTER CREATED FOR THE ‘THE RITE OF SPRING’ ACRYLIC AND COLLAGE ON PAPER WITH TEXT ADDED DIGITALLY
POSTER CREATED FOR CONTEMPORARY BALLET PERFORMANCE ‘THE RITE OF SPRING ACRYLIC AND GOACHE ON CANVAS, TEXT ADDED DIGITALLY. TEMPLATE BY CANVA’
CONCEPTUAL WORK
BOOK COVER ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN FOR ‘THE BEAUTY MYTH’ BY NAOMI WOLF’’
CONCEPTUAL WORK
BOOK COVER ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN FOR ‘THE QUICKENING’ BY TALLULAH RILEY
Individual projects and commissions
‘’DANCERS, GHOULS’ 21 X 29.7CM, ACRYLIC AND WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER
Individual projects and commissions
‘Los Arboles Del Toro’ Acrylic on Cavas
Individual projects and commissions
‘Los Arboles Del Toro’ Acrylic on Cavas
‘aliens’, acrylic on paper
‘aliens sequel’, acrylic on canvas
‘Pin pricks’ acrylic and waterclour on paper
work with me
THE TYPE OF WORK I am open to:
- solo and collaborative projects
- commercial/editorial illustration
- BOOK COVER ILLUSTRATIOn
- CHILDRENS BOOK ILLUSTRATION
- INDEPENDANT PROJECTS & commissions
EMAIL: KATAMARTELL@OUTLOOK.COM
INSTAGRAM: @MARTELLKATA