Biography
Born on 06/15/1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Martin Blanco is an internationally exhibited and awarded artist/freelance illustrator living in Principality of Andorra, Europe with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts.
Experimenting with different techniques and boundaries, Martin has created his own style of creative narrative through digital arts by mixing photographic manipulation and digital painting.
He feels art is a way of pure and direct communication to the human spirit and focuses his attention on developing images, which convey feelings and emotion.
His dense and uncomfortable environments are inspired by his adoration for "Terror" as a genre.
Martin has won 25 international awards, of which 9 are first prizes in several drawing and digital art contests worldwide.
He has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions in Argentina, Spain and Andorra and he has participated in several group and juried exhibitions, including shows in New York (Guggenheim Museum, MoMA Museum), Paris (Louvre Museum), London, Berlin, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Poland, Canada.
He has utilized his skills with dedication to illustration and design in the entertainment, publishing and advertising industry. His work can be seen on book covers, music CDs, trading cards and Video game DVDs.
"I want you to be drawn to the edge of your feelings when you see one of my creations."
