Marta Fermín 2019
Through different languages and media, with skill and technical ability, Marta Fermín presents us with a luminous exhibition that gives free rein to her deepest thoughts in an automatism that flows naturally. The environment that surrounds us, the social context that conditions us, the loss of awareness of our own nature and the work of art as a refuge where to reflect her emotions and feelings, become the main pretexts that motivate the creative act of the artist. Installations, ceramics, printmaking and painting are the main supports that she uses to her advantage in a relentless mastery of mixed techniques. In them, the presence of grey, blue or green colours coexist with strokes and lines that structure a final outcome on which she evolves without rest.
Painting and engraving
Hard-working and persistent are two of the many virtues that characterise Marta Fermín (Oviedo, 1973). This artist is today a benchmark in Asturian graphic art who combines her creative work with cultural promotion and management. Trained at the Oviedo School of Art, her specialisation in Art Editing and Printmaking techniques marked the starting point of a method that she has been perfecting in renowned national and international centres. An apprenticeship that, to this day, continues in the workshops he teaches in his own creative space where feedback with his students is the fundamental axis of a personal and artistic growth that is reflected in all the results. Prizes, grants, individual and collective exhibitions, fairs and the presence of her work in important world collections endorse a work that is consolidated in a trajectory that leaves its mark.Marta is an artist who comes from the north, from our Asturian land Her work covers many techniques, although she is a specialist in engraving and printing. The exhibition she is presenting at Tambor del Llano includes a varied sample of works that reflect her most recent trajectory.
The exhibition
Marta Fermín is a senior technician in engraving and printing techniques, as well as in art publishing. Her work has been awarded on numerous occasions: First Prize in the "Nicanor Piñole" Painting Competition, 2008; First Prize in the "La Colmena" Painting Competition, 2006; Honourable Mention in the Young Creators Competition 2001, Calcografía Nacional; etc.
Although she is a young woman, she has a long career in the art world, both as a professional and as an artist. Since the late nineties she has had solo and group exhibitions in Spain and in many European countries, as well as in the United States and Mexico.
The latest exhibition is being held in Slovenia where she has exhibited together with other European women artists.
She was chosen to represent Spain at the international exhibition organised by the Chinese Olympic Committee in London when the Olympic baton was passed to the city in 2012. In addition, the Chinese Ministry of Culture acquired her work for its contemporary art collection. His works are also in many public and private collections. Here in Andalusia there are at least two intuitions that have her work, one in Jaén and the other in Seville. She has taught printmaking at the Universidad Popular de Gijón. She is the director of the artistic printmaking centre Litografía Viña in Gijón. She has worked as a curator of exhibitions and has made many exhibition montages.
Nowadays he has created his own art centre and directs DECEROCREATIVO, OVIEDO and also the ALMA GRÄFCA fair which is held annually in Oviedo.
Trajectory
Academic background
Higher technician in engraving and printing techniques.
Higher Technician in Art Editing. Oviedo School of Art.
"Master's Degree in Graphic Work. CIEC Foundation; International Centre for Contemporary Printmaking, A Coruña.
Course in Xylography and chloroform techniques at Casa Falconieri, Italy.
Specialisation in publishing, Litografías Viña, Gijón.
Occupational risk prevention in engraving workshops, Litografías Viña, Gijón.
Mixed printmaking techniques, CAAS, Centro Andaluz de Arte Seriado, Jaén.
Art installations in Ateneo de la Calzada, Gijón.
Engraving and art edition conferences; at the Oviedo School of Art, from 1999 to 2003, carrying out the
Jordi Alcaraz, Oscar Manesi, Don Herbert, Jesús Pastor ... etc. workshops.
Specialisation course in web design, 300hours, IFES , Oviedo
Graphic Design and Layout Course , Online time Teacher 400 hr
Professional experience
CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DECEROCREATIVO, OVIEDO
Address of the National Printmaking Fair ALMA GRÁFICA, Oviedo
Direction of the National Fair of Product Design ENCAJA, Oviedo
Artistic director of Litografía Viña Gijón. 2012-2015
Direction of the Mujeres editoras project, Litografia Viña Gijón.
Partner and Coordinator of artistic projects at MaRveReDiCioNeS, since 2010.
Teacher at the Universidad Popular, courses in engraving and experimental painting.2005- 2012
Coordination, Design and Assembly of exhibitions, former Gijón High School, Botanical Garden, School of Art,
Barjola Museum, Old Jovellanos Institute, Cajastur Centres, Barjola Museum, private galleries.
Didactic monitor in educational workshops in Museums.2002- 2008
Professor of printmaking in the Master's Degree in Graphic Work, CIEC Foundation, A Coruña, 20111.
She participates as a teacher and artist in the Jornadas de Grabado y Edición de Arte at the Escuela de Arte de Oviedo. From 2006 to 2010.
Specialisation courses in engraving at the Puertas de Castilla centre, Murcia.
Trained at the Oviedo School of Art and having furthered her studies at various international centres. Her work has been awarded on numerous occasions and she has held several collective and individual exhibitions: University of Oviedo, Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias and Vértice Gallery, in Oviedo; Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Mint Museum and Print Fair, in Madrid; Aoya Museum, Japan; Academy of Fine Arts of Belgrade, Serbia; etc.
Participating in international fairs and meetings such as ART & DESIGN AT THE FORMER US HEADQUARTER, BERLIN-DAHLEM. The Olympic Fine Arts , at the Barbicam Centre in London, an exhibition promoted by the Chinese Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the London Olympic Games.
Director of Decero Espacio Creativo in Oviedo 2018 - today
It is a space for artistic creation, where artists and art lovers develop different processes, workshops and exhibitions. Engraving, painting, ceramics. In Decero Creativo, we carry out workshops for professional artists and art lovers in general, we take care of their productions and we help them to give shape to their ideas, with the help of our professional team. All the staff working in Decero Creativo are professional artists, graduates and graduates with many years of experience and active. We help you to elaborate projects and we put our means at your disposal, we have an engraving workshop, stone and plate lithography. Ceramics workshop with kiln for firing. We prepare entrance exams to Art Schools and Faculties of Fine Arts. In addition our space is free access and anyone can visit us and see us working live or visit the exhibition we have at the moment. Decero is located in the centre of the city of Oviedo, next to the old town and has a garden terrace where you can rest after seeing the exhibition or chat and relax with our artists and their experiences. We recommend stopping by Decero for a cup of tea in our special space in the city centre.
Artistic director of the Centro de Estampación Artística Litografía Viña in Gijón.
2012 - 2018 General management of the centre, programming, education, selection of products and designs of own production, supervising editions, evaluation of projects, guidelines for the centre's actions.
Engraving teacher at the Popular University of Gijón
2004 - 2012 Teaching classes in the different printmaking techniques and related plastic arts and designing the programmes. Supervising the provision of materials and equipment for the workshops.