About Chad Martinez

Chad Martinez is a artist trained in photography and art history at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, and mentored by Oakland painter Bob Bruman. Working mainly in collage, his art explores urban esoterica, occulture, symbolism, and the syncretic nature  of religion and art. Art and Magick. Delivered from the lust of result. 

“Everything can be cut up.” Genesis Breyer P-Orridge

Artist’s Statement

I use collage to explore how the mind pieces things together. Like dreams, it brings together random images and impressions to create new meaning. I’m interested in its history, but also its simplicity—materials are cheap or free, which makes it easy to experiment without pressure. That freedom keeps me making work. For me, the process matters most, and sometimes the final piece holds a kind of personal or symbolic weight.