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(3.61 - 132 votes)About Lily:
Lily Mae Martin is an Australian visual artist currently based in Berlin, Germany. Born in Melbourne in 1983 she has spent most of her life pursuing her passion for the arts; spending her childhood drawing and writing rather than playing with other children.
In 2003 she had her first solo exhibition and was subsequently elected to became a part of the Young Ambassador Program for the National Gallery of Victoria. She continued to work in conjunction with the gallery for a further four years, whilst exhibiting and concentrating on her studies. In 2008 Lily completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree majoring in drawing at the Victorian College of the Arts. On completion of her degree Lily was awarded the Lionel Gell Traveling Scholarship, and moved to Berlin where she is currently working on several solo, and collaborative projects.
Lily’s work is predominantly figurative and she often likes to explore the division between high and low art, taking her influences from renaissance painters through to contemporary graphic artists. She works mostly in the mediums of oils, ink and pencil.
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lily mae martin is an artist who gives us insanely detailed ink drawings as well as coolly sensual paintings, often depicting the people in her life. ...
OK…………… well they are very nice and well…….. sort of creepy!!!!!!!!
Comment by Cat — July 16, 2009
Brings a new spin to an old query….Now we get to ponder: Why do artists like themselves?
Comment by Manica — July 16, 2009
Your work is more than impressive. I can’t think of a superlative to describe it. You are truly an artist. Don’t ever consider doing anything else. I am also a painter, an artist, and also broke. My girlfriend just keeps telling me to get a job. She can go to hell. I will never stop painting. So, again, don’t be at all practical. Please keep doing what you’re doing. You were born to do it. You can go to school to learn to draw and paint, but artists are born that way – nobody can teach you that.
James
Comment by James — July 16, 2009
many of the body parts are quite exaggerated. i love the work, though. it looks brilliantly real!
from the uk
Comment by abcdefghijklmonpqrstuvwxyz — July 16, 2009
akward, impressive and scary…
Comment by isidra — July 16, 2009
Enjoy the art works, expressive and very powerful. Quite exceptional.
Comment by Shaye — July 16, 2009
I am so impressed by the form and visual awareness of the body! Lily Mae is incredible.
Comment by scott — July 16, 2009
Some fine skills with a pen!
From Melbourne with love.
Comment by paul j. kalemba — July 16, 2009
Lily Mae’s work is quite incredible. I’ve never seen anyone use pen and ink in the way that she does. It’s fantastic to see that more and more people are discovering and appreciating her artwork.
Comment by Gene — July 16, 2009
Now this is great! I’ve seen people use this pencil technique and it takes forever! Though the result, as you see, looks exquisite. +5!
Comment by Philip Dahl — July 16, 2009