Artist: Donald Martiny
Title: Leliali
Year: 2018
Medium: Polymer and pigment on aluminum
Dimensions: 79 x 50 in.
Availability: Available through Sponder Gallery
Donald Martiny’s Leliali (2018) is a masterful example of contemporary gestural abstraction, where painting and sculpture merge to create a powerful, freeform composition. Constructed with polymer and pigment on aluminum, this large-scale work transcends traditional canvas limitations, allowing the brushstroke itself to exist as an independent sculptural form.
The dynamic, sweeping gesture of Leliali conveys a sense of movement frozen in time, capturing the immediacy of Martiny’s process. Rendered in a luminous pewter hue, the artwork interacts with light, emphasizing its fluid textures and multidimensional surface. The controlled spontaneity of this piece exemplifies Martiny’s ability to balance raw expression with refined materiality.
Donald Martiny is an internationally recognized contemporary artist known for his innovative approach to gestural abstraction. His works are included in prestigious collections worldwide, including a permanent installation at One World Trade Center in New York. By liberating the brushstroke from the constraints of a rectangular canvas, Martiny explores the physicality of painting in its purest form.