Martin Maloney

For the Canadian Member of Parliament, see Martin James Maloney.
Saplings by Martin Maloney

Martin Maloney (born 1961) is a contemporary English artist.

Life and work

Martin Maloney was born in London. He attended the University of Sussex 19801983, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design 19881991 and Goldsmiths College 19911992

Martin Maloney practices deliberately "bad" painting, where images (mainly figures) are achieved with apparently inept draughtsmanship and crude painting. Through his expressionistic style, strong colours, and humorous subject matter, Maloney's paintings record everyday experiences and moments of awkward intimacy. He often incorporates references to art history, from Vermeer to Georg Baselitz.

Art historian Julian Stallabrass said that Maloney's work was "childishly sweet and banal figure paintings".[1] Maloney was an exhibitor Saatchi Collection on display as Sensation, held at the Royal Academy, London, in 1997. He was also exhibited in the New Neurotic Realism show held at the Saatchi Gallery.

Twenty artworks by Maloney were destroyed in the 2004 fire at the Momart storage warehouse.[2]

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