Martin Decent artist

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Martin Decent - Profile

Photo Martin DecentOriginally known for landscapes, in the past few years his subject matter has broadened to seascapes and contemporary abstracts. Within this however one subject has remained consistent: his interest in the effects of colour; consequently his pallet has remained an individual trademark of his work.

He is a contributor to the Royal Society of Marine Artists at the Mall Gallery, London and in 1998 he had a large one man retrospective exhibition at the Buxton Art Gallery, which was supported by the Business Arts Fund.

Martin Decent - statement

"I am concerned with colour, composition and texture within my paintings. Often reflecting my interest in the "beauty" of randomness within nature. The paintings are intended to be a "snapshot" of something far wider in dimension and far more likely to have changed over time. None of the paintings are supposed to be realistic; they are all interpretations of subjects or ideas."

Galleries Include:
 
Affordable Art Fair Battersea, London.
Gallery Topp Rowsley, Nr. Bakewell, Derbyshire.
Greenhouse Gallery Fulwood, Sheffield.
Leeds Art Fair The Corn Exchange, Leeds.
Manchester Art House Portland Street, Manchester.
Montpellier Gallery Stratford-upon-Avon.
St. John’s Gallery Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Simmonites Fine Art Banner Cross, Sheffield.
Thompson Gallery Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Tregoning Gallery Queen Street, Derby.
Walker Gallery Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

 

Commissions Include:

  • Bradford & Northern Housing Association
  • Cheltenham & Gloucester plc
  • Church of England
  • Grant Thornton Accountants
  • Henry Boot Construction plc
  • Home Farm Trust Charity
  • Leicester University
  • Lloyds TSB Bank
  • Nabbaro Nathanson Solicitors
  • National Health Service
  • National Probation Service
  • New York City Harvest Charity
  • Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Tinsley Wire plc
  • Trent Regional Health Authority

Martin Decent, 47, Slayleigh Lane, Sheffield, S10 3RG    Tel 0114 230 2609    email:art@martindecent.co.uk